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Polyisocyanate cross-linked alkylene oxide-linear non-ionic polysaccharide reaction product
Assignee: Mobil Oil AS
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Filing: 1978-03-20
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Granted: 1979-11-13
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Expires: 1998-03-20
Abstract
Abstract A method for the recovery of oil from an oil-containing subterranean formation by waterflooding employing as an injection medium an aqueous solution of a viscosifier comprising the water-soluble reaction product of an organic polyisocyanate and the addition product of an alkylene oxide and linear, non-ionic polysaccharide, said addition product having a molecular weight of at least about 100,000. According to a preferred form of the invention, a polyisocyanate cross-linked hydroxyethyl cellulose is utilized as a viscosifier to decrease the mobility ratio between the injected water and oil, thereby improving the efficiency of the waterflood. The novel viscosifiers which comprise one form of the invention are characterized by an improved resistance to the effect of divalent metal ions present in the formation as well as a thermal stability which is superior to that of the viscosifiers currently used in waterflooding operations. Aqueous solutions of the viscosifiers of the invention are characterized by viscosities which are reversible with shear rate.
Inventors
- 👤 Stamoulis Stournas
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-31 01:11
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K8/00; C09K8/58; C09K8/588; C08; C08G; C08G18/00; C08G18/06; C08G18/28; C08G18/40; C08G18/64; C08G18/6484; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S507/00; Y10S507/935; Y10S507/936
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
A composition comprising the water-soluble reaction product of an organic polyisocyanate having at least two reactive isocyanato groups and the addition product of an alkylene oxide and a linear, non-ionic polysaccharide, said addition product having a molecular weight of at least about 100,000, said alkylene oxide having the formula ##STR3## wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are the same or different and are selected from the class consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl groups containing from one to five carbon atoms, said linear, non-ionic polysaccharide formed of repeating structural units having the formula ##STR4## said addition product being cross-linked by said polyisocyanate such that there is a minimum of an average of one cross link for every 2,000 of said repeating structural units up to a maximum of an average of one cross link for every 20 of said repeating structural units.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
A composition comprising the water-soluble reaction product of an organic polyisocyanate having at least two reactive isocyanato groups and the addition product of an alkylene oxide and a linear, non-ionic polysaccharide, said addition product having a molecular weight of at least about 100,000, said alkylene oxide having the formula ##STR3## wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are the same or different and are selected from the class consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl groups containing from one to five carbon atoms, said linear, non-ionic polysaccharide formed of repeating structural units having the formula ##STR4## said addition product being cross-linked by said polyisocyanate such that there is a minimum of an average of one cross link for every 2,000 of said repeating structural units up to a maximum of an average of one cross link for every 20 of said repeating structural units.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The composition of claim 1 in which said addition product contains from about 30% to about 70% by weight of said alkylene oxide.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The composition of claim 1 in which said addition product comprises hydroxyethyl cellulose.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The composition of claim 1 in which said addition product is characterized by a molecular weight of at least about 300,000.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
149 words
An aqueous solution of the water-soluble reaction product of an organic polyisocyanate having at least two reactive isocyanato groups and the addition product of an alkylene oxide and a linear, non-ionic polysaccharide, said addition product having a molecular weight of at least about 100,000, said alkylene oxide having the formula ##STR5## wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are the same or different and are selected from the class consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl groups containing from one to five carbon atoms, said linear, non-ionic polysaccharide formed of repeating structural units having the formula ##STR6## said addition product being cross-linked by said polyisocyanate such that there is a minimum of an average of one cross link for every 2,000 of said repeating structural units up to a maximum of an average of one cross link for every 20 of said repeating structural units.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
149 words
An aqueous solution of the water-soluble reaction product of an organic polyisocyanate having at least two reactive isocyanato groups and the addition product of an alkylene oxide and a linear, non-ionic polysaccharide, said addition product having a molecular weight of at least about 100,000, said alkylene oxide having the formula ##STR5## wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are the same or different and are selected from the class consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl groups containing from one to five carbon atoms, said linear, non-ionic polysaccharide formed of repeating structural units having the formula ##STR6## said addition product being cross-linked by said polyisocyanate such that there is a minimum of an average of one cross link for every 2,000 of said repeating structural units up to a maximum of an average of one cross link for every 20 of said repeating structural units.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The composition of claim 5 in which said aqueous solution contains from about 0.05% to about 1% by weight of said water-soluble reaction product.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The composition of claim 5 in which said addition product comprises hydroxyethyl cellulose containing from about 30% to about 70% by weight of ethylene oxide.
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