Owner Board of Regents, The University of Texas System

Inventors Weerasooriya, Upali P.; Pope, Gary A.

Agent Pizzeys

Pub. Number AU-A-2011210837

PCT Pub. Number WO2011/094442

Priority 61/298,955 28.01.10 US

Filing date 27 January 2011

Wipo publication date 4 August 2011

C09K 8/58 Compositions for drilling of boreholes or wells - Compositions for enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons, i.e. for improving the mobility of the oil, e.g. displacing fluids

B01F 17/12 Use of substances as emulsifying, wetting, dispersing, or foam-producing agents - Sulfonates of aromatic or alkylated aromatic compounds

B01F 17/42 Use of substances as emulsifying, wetting, dispersing, or foam-producing agents - Ethers, e.g. polyglycol ethers of alcohols or phenols

C09K 8/584 Compositions for drilling of boreholes or wells

C11D 1/24 Surface-active non-soap detergents

C11D 1/29 Surface-active non-soap detergents

C11D 1/722 Surface-active non-soap detergents - Ethers of polyoxyalkylenes having mixed oxyalkylene groups

C11D 1/74 Surface-active non-soap detergents - Carboxylates or sulfonates of polyoxyalkylene glycols