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Lignosulfonates as additives in recovery processes involving chemical recovery processes
Assignee: Texaco Inc
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Filing: 1977-11-10
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Granted: 1979-06-05
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Expires: 1997-11-10
Abstract
Abstract A process for producing petroleum from subterranean formations is disclosed wherein production from the formation is obtained by driving a fluid from an injection well to a production well. The process involves injecting via the injection well into the formation an aqueous solution of lignosulfonate salt as a sacrificial agent to inhibit the deposition of surfactant on the reservoir matrix. The process may best be carried out by injecting the lignosulfonates into the formation through the injection well mixed with a surfactant solution. This mixture would then be followed by a drive fluid such as water to push the chemicals to the production well. The surfactant solution comprises a mixture of petroleum sulfonate and an alkyl benzene alkoxylated sulfonate. In another embodiment, the surfactant solution comprises sulfonated alkoxylated alkyl surfactants and/or alkyl benzene alkoxylated sulfonates.
Inventors
- 👤 George Kalfoglou
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-04 12:17
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K8/00; C09K8/60; C09K8/84; C09K8/86; C09K8/88; C09K8/885; C09K8/90; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S507/00; Y10S507/935; Y10S507/936
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A method for recovering oil from a subterranean formation containing oil and having an injection well and a production well comprising injecting into the injection well an aqueous solution comprising a mixture of lignosulfonate and a surfactant comprising alkyl benzene alkoxylated sulfonates having the following general formula: ##STR3## where R 1 and R 2 are hydrogen or alkyl with at least one being an alkyl group of from 6 to 20 carbon atoms, x is a number from 1 to 10, M + is a cation selected from the group consisting of lithium, sodium, potassium, ammonium and R 3 is either --CH 3 or hydrogen.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
105 words
A method for recovering oil from a subterranean formation containing oil and having an injection well and a production well comprising injecting into the injection well an aqueous solution comprising a mixture of lignosulfonate and a surfactant comprising alkyl benzene alkoxylated sulfonates having the following general formula: ##STR3## where R 1 and R 2 are hydrogen or alkyl with at least one being an alkyl group of from 6 to 20 carbon atoms, x is a number from 1 to 10, M + is a cation selected from the group consisting of lithium, sodium, potassium, ammonium and R 3 is either --CH 3 or hydrogen.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein the solution of lignosulfonate and surfactant is preceded by an aqueous solution of lignosulfonate.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
95 words
A method for recovering oil from a subterranean formation containing oil and having an injection well and a production well comprising injecting into the injection well an aqueous solution comprising a mixture of lignosulfonate and a surfactant comprising alkoxylated alkyl sulfonates having the following general formula: ##STR4## wherein R 1 is an alkyl group of from 8 to 22 carbon atoms, R 2 is either CH 3 or hydrogen and M + is a cation selected from the group consisting of lithium, sodium, potassium and ammonium, and x is a number from 1 to 10.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
95 words
A method for recovering oil from a subterranean formation containing oil and having an injection well and a production well comprising injecting into the injection well an aqueous solution comprising a mixture of lignosulfonate and a surfactant comprising alkoxylated alkyl sulfonates having the following general formula: ##STR4## wherein R 1 is an alkyl group of from 8 to 22 carbon atoms, R 2 is either CH 3 or hydrogen and M + is a cation selected from the group consisting of lithium, sodium, potassium and ammonium, and x is a number from 1 to 10.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as in claim 3 wherein the solution of lignosulfonates and surfactant is preceded by an aqueous solution of lignosulfonates.
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