Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Reversible aminal gel compositions, methods, and use
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Application No.: US16527463Application Date: 2019-07-31
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Publication No.: US10683446B2Publication Date: 2020-06-16
- Inventor: Peter J. Boul , B. Raghava Reddy , Matt Hilfiger , Carl Thaemlitz
- 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 ; E21B33/138 ; E21B43/22 ; C09K8/03 ; C09K8/467 ; C09K8/504 ; C09K8/506 ; C09K8/57 ; C09K8/575 ; C04B24/30 ; C04B28/02 ; C08G73/02 ; C08G73/06 ; C08L79/02 ; C08L79/04 ; C09K8/42 ; C09K8/56

Abstract:
A well treatment composition for use in a hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir 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
- US20190359877A1 REVERSIBLE AMINAL GEL COMPOSITIONS, METHODS, AND USE Public/Granted day:2019-11-28
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