Oil recovery process

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9784081
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14537330

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The present invention provides a method for enhancing the recovery of oil from a formation. An enhanced oil recovery formulation comprising a gas comprised of a hydrocarbon-containing gas and an ether having from 2 to 4 carbons is injected into an oil-bearing formation to mobilize the oil. The mobilized oil is then produced from the formation.

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  • SHELL OIL COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Blom, Carolus Petrus Adrianus Muscat, OM 4 32
Hedden, Ralf Calgary, CA 4 32
Matzakos, Andreas Nicholas Missouri City, US 12 173
Uehara-Nagamine, Ernesto Houston, US 6 85

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