Browsing UT Communities by Author "3M Innovative Properties Company"
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Compositions and methods for improving the productivity of hydrocarbon producing wells using a non-ionic fluorinated polymeric surfactant
Gary A. Pope; Jimmie R. Baran, Jr. (United States Patent and Trademark Office, 2009-09-08)Compositions comprise nonionic fluorinated polymeric surfactants and solvent. The solvent comprises: at least one of a polyol or polyol ether, wherein the polyol and polyol ether have from 2 to 25 carbon atoms; and at least ... -
Compositions and methods for treating a water blocked well using a nonionic fluorinated surfactant
Gary A. Pope; Mukul M. Sharma; Jimmie R. Baran, Jr.; John D. Skildum; Vishal Bang (United States Patent and Trademark Office, 2012-03-20)The present invention includes a method of treating a hydrocarbon-bearing clastic formation having non-connate water by contacting the hydrocarbon-bearing clastic formation with a composition that includes a solvent and a ... -
Method for treating a formation with a solvent
Gary A. Pope; Jimmie R. Baran, Jr.; John D. Skildum; Vishal Bang; Mukul M. Shama (United States Patent and Trademark Office, 2016-05-31)The present invention includes compositions and methods for treating a hydrocarbon-bearing formation by contacting the hydrocarbon-bearing formation with a fluid that includes at least one of a polyol or polyol ether, ... -
Method for treating a fractured formation with a non-ionic fluorinated polymeric surfactant
Gary A. Pope; Mukul M. Sharma; Jimmie R. Baran, Jr.; John D. Skildum; Vishal Bang (United States Patent and Trademark Office, 2011-10-25)The present invention includes compositions and methods of treating a hydrocarbon-bearing formation, the formation having at least one fracture, by contacting the fracture with a composition that includes a solvent and a ... -
Method for treating a hydrocarbon-bearing formation with a fluid followed by a nonionic fluorinated polymeric surfactant
Gary A. Pope; Mukul M. Sharma; Jimmie R. Baran, Jr.; Vishal Bang (United States Patent and Trademark Office, 2013-03-26)The present invention includes a method for treating a hydrocarbon-bearing clastic formation having brine. The method includes contacting the hydrocarbon-bearing clastic formation with a fluid, which at least one of at ... -
Methods for improving the productivity of oil producing wells
Gary A. Pope; Mukul M. Sharma; Jimmie R. Baran, Jr.; Vishal Bang (United States Patent and Trademark Office, 2012-09-11)Methods for treating clastic formations bearing brine and at least one of black oil or volatile oil using a composition containing a nonionic polymer and solvent. The solvent at least one of solubilizes or displaces at ... -
Use of fluorocarbon surfactants to improve the productivity of gas and gas condensate wells
Gary A. Pope; Mukul M. Sharma; Jimmie R. Baran, Jr.; Viren Kumar (United States Patent and Trademark Office, 2010-08-10)The present invention includes composition having a nonionic, fluorinated polymeric surfactant, water and solvent. Embodiments of compositions according to the present invention are useful, for example, for recovering ... -
Use of fluorocarbon surfactants to improve the productivity of gas and gas condensate wells
Gary A. Pope; Mukul M. Sharma; Jimmie R. Baran, Jr.; Viren Kumar (United States Patent and Trademark Office, 2010-12-21)The present invention includes composition having a nonionic, fluorinated polymeric surfactant, water and solvent. Embodiments of compositions according to the present invention are useful, for example, for recovering ...