Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Reversible aminal gel compositions, methods, and use
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Application No.: US16434978Application Date: 2019-06-07
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Publication No.: US10662362B2Publication Date: 2020-05-26
- Inventor: Peter J. Boul , B. Raghava Reddy , Matt Hilfiger , Carl Thaemlitz , Diana Rasner
- Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Applicant Address: SA Dhahran
- Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
- Current Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: SA Dhahran
- Agency: Bracewell LLP
- Agent Constance G. Rhebergen; Kevin R. Tamm
- Main IPC: C09K8/035
- IPC: C09K8/035 ; C09K8/57 ; C09K8/42 ; E21B33/138 ; C09K8/506 ; C08G73/02 ; C08G73/06 ; C08L79/02 ; C08L79/04 ; C09K8/56 ; C09K8/03 ; C09K8/467 ; C09K8/504 ; C09K8/575

Abstract:
A well treatment composition for use in a hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir, optionally as a kill pill, and comprising a reversible aminal gel composition. The reversible aminal gel composition includes a liquid precursor composition. The liquid precursor composition is operable to remain in a liquid state at about room temperature. The liquid precursor composition comprises an organic amine composition; an aldehyde composition; a polar aprotic organic solvent; and a metal salt composition. The liquid precursor composition transitions from the liquid state to a gel state responsive to an increase in temperature in the hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir. The gel state is stable in the hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir at a temperature similar to a temperature of the hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir, and the gel state is operable to return to the liquid state responsive to a change in the hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir selected from the group consisting of: a decrease in pH in the hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir and an addition of excess metal salt composition in the hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190367794A1 REVERSIBLE AMINAL GEL COMPOSITIONS, METHODS, AND USE Public/Granted day:2019-12-05
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