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Oswaldo J. Cabrera0
Jimmie R. Baran, Jr.0
Date of Patent
April 25, 2006
0Patent Application Number
104417210
Date Filed
May 20, 2003
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Patent abstract
The present invention provides the use of surface-modified nanoparticles in fluids used to recover hydrocarbon from underground formations. The use of surface-modified nanoparticles in such fluids provides foams that are stable under pressure yet have a shorter foam lifetime than typical surfactant-stabilized foams after the pressure is released or lowered.
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