Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100240802 | WATER-SOLUBLE AND BIODEGRADABLE COPOLYMERS ON A POLYAMIDE BASIS AND USE THEREOF - Copolymers based on a polyamide containing at least one graft lateral chain consisting of ethylenic unsaturated compounds, in construction chemistry, as well as with the prospecting, exploiting and completion of oil-and gas deposits and with deep bore holes. | 09-23-2010 |
20100305007 | COPOLYMER BASED ON A SULFONIC ACID-CONTAINING COMPOUND - A copolymer containing, as monomer components, a) at least one sulfonic acid-containing compound, b) at least one nitrogen-containing N-vinylamide, one acrylamide or methacrylamide and c) at least one bifunctional or higher-functional vinyl ether is proposed. These copolymers are suitable in particular as thixotropic agents, antisegregation agents and water retention agents and overall as an additive in cement-containing but also gypsum-based systems. Such copolymers having a molecular weight of >40 000 g/mol can be used in particular as admixtures in the exploration of mineral oil and natural gas deposits. | 12-02-2010 |
20110083846 | PROCESS FOR TERTIARY MINERAL OIL PRODUCTION USING SURFACTANT MIXTURES - A process for mineral oil production, especially Winsor type III microemulsion flooding, in which an aqueous surfactant formulation which comprises at least one nonionic surfactant having 8 to 30 ethoxy units, which has a polydispersity of from 1.01 to 1.12, and at least one further surfactant is forced through injection wells into a mineral oil deposit and crude oil is removed from the deposit through production wells. | 04-14-2011 |
20110083847 | PROCESS FOR TERTIARY MINERAL OIL PRODUCTION USING SURFACTANT MIXTURES - A process for mineral oil production, especially Winsor type III microemulsion flooding, in which an aqueous surfactant formulation which comprises at least one alkylpolyalkoxysulfate comprising propoxy groups, and at least one further surfactant differing therefrom is used, is forced through injection wells into a mineral oil deposit and crude oil is removed from the deposit through production wells. The alkylpolyalkoxysulfate comprising propoxy groups is prepared in this case by sulfating an alkoxylated alcohol, the alkoxylated alcohol being prepared by alkoxylating an alcohol using double metal cyanide catalysts or double hydroxide clays. | 04-14-2011 |
20110083848 | PROCESS FOR MINERAL OIL PRODUCTION USING SURFACTANT MIXTURES - A process for mineral oil production especially Winsor type III microemulsion flooding, in which an aqueous surfactant formulation which comprises at least one nonionic surfactant having 11 to 40 ethoxy units and a hydrophobic radical having 8 to 32 carbon atoms and at least one further surfactant differing therefrom is forced through injection wells into a mineral oil deposit and crude oil is removed from the deposit through production wells. | 04-14-2011 |
20110152134 | METHOD FOR BINDING NON-SOLID OXIDIC INORGANIC MATERIALS WITH ETHERIFIED AMINOPLAST RESINS AND CURED COMPOSITIONS OF SAID MATERIALS AND ETHERIFIED AMINOPLAST RESINS - The present invention relates to a process for binding non-consolidated oxidic inorganic materials with curable formulations which comprise etherified amino resins, and to cured compositions obtainable by the process. A preferred embodiment of the invention comprises a process for stabilizing underground formations composed of oxidic inorganic materials, wherein the curable composition is injected into the underground formation and cured at the temperatures which exist in the formation. | 06-23-2011 |
20110160336 | METHOD OF USE OF A POLYVINYL ALCOHOL-BASED COMPOSITION - A composition based on polyvinyl alcohol and a sulfonated ketone/formaldehyde condensate in the preferred mixing ratio of 1:1 as a further component, is provided as a fluid loss additive in mixtures containing hydraulic binders. | 06-30-2011 |
20110220353 | USE OF SURFACTANT MIXTURES OF POLYCARBOXYLATES FOR MICROEMULSION FLOODING - The present invention relates to processes for tertiary mineral oil production with the aid of a surfactant mixture and to the use of a surfactant mixture for tertiary mineral oil production by means of Winsor type III microemulsion flooding, by injecting a surfactant mixture through at least one aqueous injection borehole into a mineral oil deposit, and withdrawing crude oil from the deposit through at least one production borehole, wherein the surfactant mixture, for the purpose of lowering the interfacial tension between oil and water to <0.1 mN/m, comprises at least the following components: (a) one or more polycarboxylate(s) comprising at least 50 mol % of acrylic acid units and/or methacrylic acid units and/or maleic acid units and/or itaconic acid units or salts thereof, and (b) one or more anionic and/or nonionic surfactant(s). | 09-15-2011 |
20110220364 | PROCESS FOR MINERAL OIL PRODUCTION USING CATIONIC SURFACTANTS HAVING A HYDROPHOBIC BLOCK WITH A CHAIN LENGTH OF 6 TO 10 CARBON ATOMS - The invention relates to a process for mineral oil production by means of Winsor type III microemulsion flooding, in which an aqueous surfactant formulation comprising at least one ionic surfactant of the general formula R | 09-15-2011 |
20110220365 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MINERAL OIL USING SURFACTANTS BASED ON C16C18-CONTAINING ALKYL PROPOXY SURFACTANTS - The invention relates to a process for mineral oil production by means of Winsor Type III microemulsion flooding, in which an aqueous surfactant formulation comprising at least one ionic surfactant of the general formula R | 09-15-2011 |
20110220366 | PROCESS FOR EXTRACTING MINERAL OIL USING SURFACTANTS BASED ON BUTYLENE OXIDE-CONTAINING ALKYL ALKOXYLATES - The invention relates to a process for mineral oil extraction by means of Winsor Type III microemulsion flooding, in which an aqueous surfactant formulation comprising at least one ionic surfactant of the general formula R | 09-15-2011 |
20110259583 | PROCESS FOR EXTRACTING MINERAL OIL USING SURFACTANTS, ESPECIALLY BASED ON C35 SECONDARY ALCOHOL-CONTAINING ALKYL ALKOXYLATES - The present invention relates to a process for mineral oil extraction by means of Winsor Type III microemulsion flooding, in which an aqueous surfactant formulation comprising at least one ionic surfactant of the general formula (R | 10-27-2011 |
20110263467 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MINERAL OIL USING SURFACTANTS BASED ON A MIXTURE OF C32 GUERBET-, C34 GUERBET-, C36 GUERBET-CONTAINING ALKYL ALKOXYLATES - The present invention relates to a process for mineral oil extraction by means of Winsor type III microemulsion flooding, in which an aqueous surfactant formulation comprising at least three ionic surfactants which are different with regard to the alkyl moiety (R | 10-27-2011 |
20110281779 | Novel Anionic Polyalkoxy Group Comprising Surfactants on Basis of Guerbet-Alcohols, Method of Manufacture and Use in Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Applications - Compositions and methods of synthesis of anionic surfactants by alkoxylation of a Guerbet alcohol (GA) having 12 to 36 carbon atoms using butylene oxide, and optionally propylene oxide and/or ethylene oxide followed by the incorporation of a terminal anionic group are described herein. The GA of the present invention is made by a facile and inexpensive method that involves high temperature base catalyzed dimerization of alcohols with 6 to 18 carbon atoms. The large hydrophobe ether surfactants of the present invention find uses in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) applications where it is used for solubilization and mobilization of oil and for environmental cleanup. Further, the hydrophobe alkoxylated GA without anionic terminal group can be used as an ultra-high molecular weight non-ionic surfactant. | 11-17-2011 |
20120132420 | PROCESS FOR MINERAL OIL PRODUCTION USING HYDROPHOBICALLY ASSOCIATING COPOLYMERS - A process for mineral oil production, in which an aqueous formulation comprising at least one water-soluble, hydrophobically associating copolymer is injected through at least one injection borehole into a mineral oil deposit, and crude oil is withdrawn from the deposit having a deposit temperature of 35° C. to 120° C., preferably 40° C. to 90° C., through at least one production borehole, wherein the water-soluble, hydrophobically associating copolymer comprises at least acrylamide or derivatives thereof, a monoethylenically unsaturated monomer having anionic groups and a monoethylenically unsaturated monomer which can bring about the association of the copolymer. | 05-31-2012 |
20120142562 | ORGANIC SALTS FOR REDUCING STONE PERMEABLITIES - The use of free, aromatic acids which contain at least two aromatic ring systems or at least two acid functions, and/or salts thereof, for influencing rock formations in the exploitation of underground mineral oil and/or natural gas deposits is described. The free acids are used in particular for influencing and especially controlling the flow of acid into rock formations in so-called acidizing methods. Suitable salts of said aromatic acids serve for reducing the rock permeability and in particular reducing the inflow of water into the well bore. In addition to this use, corresponding methods are also claimed. | 06-07-2012 |
20120241151 | PROCESS FOR MINERAL OIL PRODUCTION USING SURFACTANTS FROM THE CLASS OF THE ALKYL POLYGLUCOSIDES - A process for mineral oil production, in which an aqueous surfactant formulation comprising at least one alkyl polyglucoside is injected into a mineral oil deposit through at least one injection borehole and crude oil is withdrawn from the deposit through at least one production borehole, wherein the formulation does not comprise any alcohols as cosolvents. | 09-27-2012 |
20120255731 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MINERAL OIL FROM UNDERGROUND FORMATIONS - The present invention relates to a process for producing mineral oil from underground formations, wherein, in one process step, permeable regions of the underground formation are blocked by injecting aqueous formulations of hydrophobically associating copolymers into the formation. | 10-11-2012 |
20130098612 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MINERAL OIL USING SURFACTANTS BASED ON A MIXTURE OF C24 GUERBET-, C26 GUERBET-, C28-GUERBET CONTAINING HYDROCARBYL ALKOXYLATES - The present invention relates to a surfactant mixture comprising at least three ionic surfactants which differ in terms of the hydrocarbyl moiety (R | 04-25-2013 |
20130102504 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MINERAL OIL USING SURFACTANTS BASED ON A MIXTURE OF C20 GUERBET-, C22 GUERBET-, C24 GUERBET-CONTAINING HYDROCARBYL ALKOXYLATES - The present invention relates to a surfactant mixture comprising at least three ionic surfactants which differ in terms of the hydrocarbyl moiety (R | 04-25-2013 |
20130102505 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MINERAL OIL USING SURFACTANTS BASED ON A MIXTURE OF C28 GUERBET, C30 GUERBET, C32 GUERBET-CONTAINING HYDROCARBYL ALKOXYLATES - The present invention relates to a surfactant mixture comprising at least three ionic surfactants which differ in terms of the hydrocarbyl moiety (R | 04-25-2013 |
20140182851 | NOVEL ANIONIC POLYALKOXY GROUP COMPRISING SURFACTANTS ON BASIS OF GUERBET-ALCOHOLS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURE AND USE IN ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY (EOR) APPLICATIONS - Compositions and methods of synthesis of anionic surfactants by alkoxylation of a Guerbet alcohol (GA) having 12 to 36 carbon atoms using butylene oxide, and optionally propylene oxide and/or ethylene oxide followed by the incorporation of a terminal anionic group are described herein. The GA of the present invention is made by a facile and inexpensive method that involves high temperature base catalyzed dimerization of alcohols with 6 to 18 carbon atoms. The large hydrophobe ether surfactants of the present invention find uses in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) applications where it is used for solubilization and mobilization of oil and for environmental cleanup. Further, the hydrophobe alkoxylated GA without anionic terminal group can be used as an ultra-high molecular weight non-ionic surfactant. | 07-03-2014 |