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Surfactant compositions useful in enhanced oil recovery processes
Assignee: Dow Chemical Co
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Filing: 1981-05-26
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Granted: 1984-01-17
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Expires: 2001-05-26
Abstract
Abstract Surfactant compositions comprising: (1) an alkylated, diaromatic sulfonate, (2) a petroleum sulfonate, (3) a condensation product of an alkanol and an alkylene oxide, or a sulfate of such a condensation product, and (4) a glycol ether are useful in enhanced oil recovery processes.
Inventors
- 👤 Nancy J. Nuckels
- 👤 James L. Thompson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 23:41
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K23/00; C09K23/017; C09K8/00; C09K8/58; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S507/00; Y10S507/935; Y10S507/936
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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An aqueous surfactant composition comprising: (1) at least one alkylated diaromatic sulfonate in an amount sufficient to impart good compatibility with subterranean reservoir brines, (2) at least one petroleum sulfonate in an amount sufficient to provide an interfacial tension of no greater than 0.1 dyne per centimeter between said aqueous composition and the oil of a subterranean reservoir, (3) at least one condensation product of a C 8 -C 16 alkanol and a C 2 -C 3 alkylene oxide as a solubilizing and wetting agent for said petroleum sulfonate, and (4) at least one glycol ether of the formula: R(OR').sub.n --OH (I) wherein R is a C 1 -C 6 alkyl radical or a phenyl radical, R' is a C 2 -C 4 alkylene radical, and n is 1-5 in an amount sufficient to reduce absorption of the other components of said composition on the surface of said reservoir, and wherein the alkylated diaromatic sulfonate is of the formula ##STR2## each R" is an alkyl radical of between about 10 and about 18 carbon atoms, each M.sup.⊕ is a hydrogen, alkali metal ion, alkaline earth metal ion or ammonium ion, a and b are individually 0 or 1 with the proviso that the Σ(a+b) is at least 1, x and y are individually 0 or 1 with the proviso that the average value of Σ(x+y) for all (II) is at least about 1.7, and z is 0 or 1.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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An aqueous surfactant composition comprising: (1) at least one alkylated diaromatic sulfonate in an amount sufficient to impart good compatibility with subterranean reservoir brines, (2) at least one petroleum sulfonate in an amount sufficient to provide an interfacial tension of no greater than 0.1 dyne per centimeter between said aqueous composition and the oil of a subterranean reservoir, (3) at least one condensation product of a C 8 -C 16 alkanol and a C 2 -C 3 alkylene oxide as a solubilizing and wetting agent for said petroleum sulfonate, and (4) at least one glycol ether of the formula: R(OR').sub.n --OH (I) wherein R is a C 1 -C 6 alkyl radical or a phenyl radical, R' is a C 2 -C 4 alkylene radical, and n is 1-5 in an amount sufficient to reduce absorption of the other components of said composition on the surface of said reservoir, and wherein the alkylated diaromatic sulfonate is of the formula ##STR2## each R" is an alkyl radical of between about 10 and about 18 carbon atoms, each M.sup.⊕ is a hydrogen, alkali metal ion, alkaline earth metal ion or ammonium ion, a and b are individually 0 or 1 with the proviso that the Σ(a+b) is at least 1, x and y are individually 0 or 1 with the proviso that the average value of Σ(x+y) for all (II) is at least about 1.7, and z is 0 or 1.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein M.sup.⊕ is hydrogen or an alkali metal ion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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The composition of claim 2 wherein z is zero.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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The composition of claim 2 wherein z is one.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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The composition of claim 4 wherein the alkylated diaromatic sulfonate is an 80:20 mixture, by weight, of disodium mono- and dialkylated diphenyl ether disulfonate where R" is a branched C 12 alkyl radical.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The composition of claim 5 wherein the petroleum sulfonate has a molecular weight average of at least about 400.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
The composition of claim 6 wherein Component (3) is the condensation product of a primary C 10 -C 12 linear alkanol and ethylene oxide, the product having an alkanol:oxide mole ratio between about 1:1 and about 1:10.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
The composition of claim 7 where, in the glycol ether of formula (I), R is a C 1 -C 4 alkyl radical, R' is ethylene or 1,2 propylene, and n is 1 or 2.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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The composition of claim 8 comprising 100 parts by weight of an aqueous mixture of: (1) about 0.005 to about 3.0 parts alkylated diphenyl oxide sulfonate, (2) about 0.1 to about 12 parts petroleum sulfonate, (3) about 0.01 to about 5 parts condensation product, (4) about 4.5 to about 13.5 parts glycol ether, and (5) the remaining parts water.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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The composition of claim 8 comprising 100 parts by weight of an aqueous mixture of: (1) about 0.30 to about 1.50 parts alkylated diphenyl oxide sulfonate, (2) about 0.30 to about 3.0 parts petroleum sulfonate, (3) about 0.25 to about 2.5 parts condensation product, (4) about 6.5 to about 9 parts glycol ether, and (5) the remaining parts water.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
The composition of claim 1 which further comprises a salt of at least one divalent ion selected from Ba(II), Mg(II), Sr(II) and Ca(II) ions.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
109 words
A process for displacing oil from a porous, subterranean, rock reservoir, comprising injecting into the reservoir an active, aqueous anionic surfactant system comprising an alkylated diaromatic sulfonate, a petroleum sulfonate, and a condensation product of a C 8 -C 16 alkanol and a C 2 -C 3 alkylene oxide and a glycol ether of the formula R(OR').sub.n OH where R is a C 1 -C 6 alkyl radical or a phenyl radical, R' is a C 2 -C 4 alkylene radical, and n is 1-5, wherein said active, aqueous anionic surfactant system is the composition described in claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10.
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