US4579667A
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Gelled aqueous compositions
Assignee: Aqualon Co
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Filing: 1984-11-07
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Granted: 1986-04-01
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Expires: 2004-11-07
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed are gelled aqueous compositions in brine solutions having a salt concentration from about 1% to about 10% at a pH of about 3 to about 11 having (a) a water thickening amount of an anionic partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide and (b) a water-soluble cationic polyamide-epichlorohydrin resin in an amount sufficient to cause gelation and form the gelled composition. The compositions are useful in the recovery of oil and gas by fracturing and in enhanced oil recovery.
Inventors
- 👤 Elliott Echt
- 👤 Ronald D. Lees
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 10:30
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K8/00; C09K8/60; C09K8/62; C09K8/66; C09K8/68; C08; C08L; C08L33/00; C08L33/24; C08L33/26; C09K8/50; C09K8/504; C09K8/506; C09K8/508; C09K8/58; C09K8/588; C08L77/00; C08L77/06; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S507/00; Y10S507/922; Y10S507/935; Y10S507/936
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
A gelled aqueous brine composition having a salt concentration from about 1% to about 10% and a pH of from about 3 to about 11 comprising: (a) a water thickening amount of an anionic partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide or an anionic copolymer of acrylamide and sodium acrylate having a molecular weight of at least 100,000, and (b) a water-soluble cationic (polyalkylene polyamine-C 3-8 dicarboxylic acid) polyamide-epichlorohydrin resin, said polyamide having been prepared by reacting a mole ratio of polyalkylene polyamine: dicarboxylic acid of from about 0.9:1 to about 1.2:1, said resin being present in an amount sufficient to cause a gel to form.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
102 words
A gelled aqueous brine composition having a salt concentration from about 1% to about 10% and a pH of from about 3 to about 11 comprising: (a) a water thickening amount of an anionic partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide or an anionic copolymer of acrylamide and sodium acrylate having a molecular weight of at least 100,000, and (b) a water-soluble cationic (polyalkylene polyamine-C 3-8 dicarboxylic acid) polyamide-epichlorohydrin resin, said polyamide having been prepared by reacting a mole ratio of polyalkylene polyamine: dicarboxylic acid of from about 0.9:1 to about 1.2:1, said resin being present in an amount sufficient to cause a gel to form.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein (b) has about 0.9 mole to about 1.5 mole epichlorohydrin per mole of secondary amine group.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the brine solution has a salt concentration of from about 1% to about 6%.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein (a) is present in an amount from about 0.05% to about 1.0% polymer solids.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein (b) is present in an amount from about 0.01% to about 0.50% resin solids.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the polyalkylene polyamine is diethylene triamine and the dicarboxylic acid is adipic acid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein (a) is a copolymer of acrylamide and sodium acrylate having from about 5 to about 95 mole % sodium acrylate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The composition of claim 7 wherein (a) is a copolymer of acrylamide and sodium acrylate having from about 10 to about 70 mole % sodium acrylate.
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