A formulation according to the invention that can be utilized in the prevention and/or resolving of water and oil emulsions, is described. These formulations have been found to modify water and oil emulsions, and to be very effective non-emulsifiers/weak emulsifiers and/or demulsifiers, specifically in high brine or highly acidic environments, for water and crude oil emulsions. The formulation comprises at least one ethoxylated alcohol with a molecular structure as shown in formula 1: R—O—(C2H4O)n—H (1) wherein R comprises linear or branched alkyl groups having from 6 to 18 carbon atoms and n is from 3 to 20.
C09K 8/584 - Compositions for enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons, i.e. for improving the mobility of the oil, e.g. displacing fluids characterised by the use of specific surfactants
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INSECT OILS AS NATURAL RAW MATERIALS FOR ALCOHOL PRODUCTION
Subject matter of the present invention is a method for the production of fatty alcohols from alternative, renewable natural raw materials, the use of the fatty alcohols to produce surfactant intermediates or surfactants and a fatty alcohol composition. More specifically, the invention describes the transesterification of triglycerides and subsequent hydrogenation to fatty alcohols in an industrially desired carbon range, using insect oils, in particular oils from the black soldier fly larvae, as the feed stream or as part of the feed stream.
C07C 67/03 - Preparation of carboxylic acid esters by reacting an ester group with a hydroxy group
C07C 69/24 - Esters of acyclic saturated monocarboxylic acids having the carboxyl group bound to an acyclic carbon atom or to hydrogen having three or more carbon atoms in the acid moiety esterified with monohydroxylic compounds
C07C 29/149 - Preparation of compounds having hydroxy or O-metal groups bound to a carbon atom not belonging to a six-membered aromatic ring by reduction of an oxygen-containing functional group of C=O containing groups, e.g. —COOH of carboxylic acids or derivatives thereof with hydrogen or hydrogen-containing gases
C07C 31/125 - Monohydroxylic acyclic alcohols containing five to twenty-two carbon atoms
C07C 41/03 - Preparation of ethers from oxiranes by reaction of an oxirane ring with a hydroxy group
C07C 43/11 - Polyethers containing —O—(C—C—O—)n units with 2 ≤ n ≤ 10
C07C 1/24 - Preparation of hydrocarbons from one or more compounds, none of them being a hydrocarbon starting from organic compounds containing only oxygen atoms as hetero atoms by elimination of water
This invention relates to solvent compositions comprising an alkyl glycol ester-type solvent and a glycol-type solvent, non-aqueous solvent delivery formulations comprising the solvent composition, a urease inhibitor dissolved in the solvent composition, and fertilisers comprising a urea-based component and the non-aqueous solvent delivery formulation and the use of the fertilisers in agricultural applications.
C05C 9/00 - Fertilisers containing urea or urea compounds
C05G 3/90 - Mixtures of one or more fertilisers with additives not having a specifically fertilising activity for affecting the nitrification of ammonium compounds or urea in the soil
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INJECTION FLUIDS COMPRISING PROPOXYLATED ALCOHOLS AND THE USE OF SUCH FLUIDS FOR ACID STIMULATION DURING OIL RECOVERY PROCESSES
A water-in-oil emulsifier injection fluid which provides stable emulsions at elevated temperatures and over extended time periods, to be utilized for acid stimulation in subterranean formations to optimise oil recovery. The injection fluid includes at least one alkoxylated alcohol or a mixture of alkoxylated alcohols having the structure shown in formula (I): wherein R is a linear or a branched alkyl group having from 12 to 36; and m ≥ 10, n ≥ 1.
A sacrificial support material for use in additive manufacturing comprising greater than about 20 weight percent up to about 80 weight percent of a C20 to C50 fatty alcohol or mixture of fatty alcohols, and about 20 weight percent to about 80 weight percent of a C18 to C40 fatty alcohol alkoxylate or mixture of alcohol alkoxylates, having a transition temperature measured as the temperature immediately before phase change, based on viscosity measurement, preferably less than about 85°C.
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biosurfactants for use in science and industry as raw materials for use in the manufacture of industrial products, consumer and household products; biosurfactant ingredients as raw materials for use in the manufacture of cleaning preparations; biosurfactant additives as raw materials for use in the manufacture of detergents, fabric and homecare products; all-purpose cleaning preparations for household or industrial use preparations for dishwashing purposes, liquid laundry detergent, surface cleaner; laundry detergents; bleaching preparations for laundry use; laundry fabric conditioning preparations; cleaning and washing preparations; bleaching preparations for household use; cleaning, polishing, scouring and abrasive preparations; non-medicated soaps; handwashing preparations; fabric softeners retail and wholesale store services featuring biosurfactants for use in science and industry as raw materials for use in the manufacture of industrial products, consumer and household products, biosurfactant ingredients as raw materials for use in the manufacture of cleaning preparations, biosurfactant additives as raw materials for use in the manufacture of detergents, pharmaceuticals, fabric and homecare products, all-purpose cleaning preparations for household or industrial use, preparations for dishwashing purposes, liquid laundry detergent, surface cleaner and floor and surface sanitizer, detergents, bleaching preparations and other substances for laundry use, fabric conditioning preparations, washing and bleaching preparations, cleaning, polishing, scouring and abrasive preparations, soaps, handwashing preparations, fabric softeners; advertising, marketing and promotional marketing services
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biosurfactants for use in science and industry as raw materials for use in the manufacture of industrial products, consumer and household products; biosurfactant substances and ingredients as raw materials for use in the manufacture of preparations for personal care and health and wellness products non-medicated soaps; cosmetics; cosmetic preparations; body care and beauty cosmetic preparations; facial skin care products and toiletries namely skin cleansers; non-medicated preparations all for the care of the scalp and hair; hair shampoos and conditioners; Cosmetic bath and shower preparations not for medical purposes; shower gels retail and wholesale store services featuring biosurfactants for use in science and industry as raw materials for use in the manufacture of industrial products, consumer and household products, biosurfactant substances and ingredients as raw materials for use in the manufacture of preparations for personal care and health and wellness products, soaps, cosmetics, hygienic and cosmetic preparations, body care and beauty preparations, facial skin care products and toiletries including skin cleansers, preparations for the care of the scalp and hair, shampoos and conditioners, bath and shower preparations, shower gels, anti-acne preparations; advertising, marketing and promotional services
The invention relates to a crop husbandry composition comprising an alcohol or mixture of alcohols of the formula (I) R1—OH (I) wherein R1 is a linear or branched alkyl having a total number of carbon atoms from 18 to 40; and an alcohol alkoxylate or mixture of alcohol alkoxylates of the formula (II) R2—O—(C2H2zO)x—H (II) wherein R2 is a linear or branched alkyl having a total number of carbon atoms from 18 to 40, z has a value of 2 or 3, and x has a value of from 1 to 150. The invention extends to a crop husbandry emulsion and to a field solution comprising said crop husbandry composition, and to a method for the cultivation, treatment, and/or protection of plants, crops, seeds, plant propagation material, aquatic environments, soil, or the like.
A formulation according to the invention that can be utilized in the prevention and/or resolving of water and oil emulsions, is described. These formulations have been found to modify water and oil emulsions, and to be very effective non-emulsifiers / weak emulsifiers and/or demulsifiers, specifically in high brine or highly acidic environments, for water and crude oil emulsions. The formulation comprises at least one ethoxylated alcohol with a molecular structure as shown in formula 1: R-0-(C2H40)n-H (1) wherein R comprises linear or branched alkyl groups having from 6 to 18 carbon atoms and n is from 3 to 20.
E21B 43/34 - Arrangements for separating materials produced by the well
C09K 8/584 - Compositions for enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons, i.e. for improving the mobility of the oil, e.g. displacing fluids characterised by the use of specific surfactants
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Non-Aqueous Defoamer Compositions and Their Use to Control Foaming of Non-Aqueous Foams
The use of a composition for defoaming non-aqueous foams, the prevention of foam formation, and/or the deaeration of various feeds, wherein said nonaqueous foam comprises a non-aqueous phase and a gas, and wherein said composition comprises at least: i) a non-ionic surfactant, wherein said non-ionic surfactant has a molecular structure as shown in (I), R1—CH(R2)—CH2—O—(A′O)m(A″O)n—H wherein R1 is an alkyl group having from 5 to 16 carbon atoms, R2 is an alkyl group having from 5 to 16 carbon atoms, A′O is an ethoxy (EO) or a propoxy (PO) group, A″O is an ethoxy (EO) or a propoxy (PO) group, m=0-10, n=20-150, and ii) a solvent.
This invention relates to solvent compositions comprising an alkyl glycol ester-type solvent and a glycol-type solvent, non-aqueous solvent delivery formulations comprising the solvent composition, a urease inhibitor dissolved in the solvent composition, and fertilisers comprising a urea-based component and the non-aqueous solvent delivery formulation and the use of the fertilisers in agricultural applications.
C05G 3/90 - Mixtures of one or more fertilisers with additives not having a specifically fertilising activity for affecting the nitrification of ammonium compounds or urea in the soil
C05G 3/40 - Mixtures of one or more fertilisers with additives not having a specifically fertilising activity for affecting fertiliser dosage or release rateMixtures of one or more fertilisers with additives not having a specifically fertilising activity for affecting solubility
This invention relates to solvent compositions comprising an alkyl glycol ester-type solvent and a glycol-type solvent, non-aqueous solvent delivery formulations comprising the solvent composition, a urease inhibitor dissolved in the solvent composition, and fertilisers comprising a urea-based component and the non-aqueous solvent delivery formulation and the use of the fertilisers in agricultural applications.
C05C 9/00 - Fertilisers containing urea or urea compounds
C05G 3/90 - Mixtures of one or more fertilisers with additives not having a specifically fertilising activity for affecting the nitrification of ammonium compounds or urea in the soil
The invention relates to aqueous composition comprising water-soluble glycerin-based polyalkylene glycols as synthetic base oils as well as the use of the composition and the glycerin-based polyalkylene glycols as or in metalworking fluids, wherein the glycerin was consecutively alkoxylated in the following order: first with propylene oxide, followed by ethylene oxide and finally with propylene oxide.
C10N 30/00 - Specified physical or chemical property which is improved by the additive characterising the lubricating composition, e.g. multifunctional additives
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AQUEOUS COMPOSITION COMPRISING WATER-SOLUBLE GLYCERIN-BASED POLYALKYLENE GLYCOLS AND USE THEREOF
The invention relates to aqueous composition comprising water-soluble glycerin-based polyalkylene glycols as synthetic base oils as well as the use of the composition and the glycerin-based polyalkylene glycols as or in metalworking fluids, wherein the glycerin was consecutively alkoxylated in the following order: first with propylene oxide, followed by ethylene oxide and finally with propylene oxide.
The invention relates to an oil-based formulation comprising: a surfactant comprising an anionic emulsifier and a non-ionic emulsifier; and an oil component comprising an organic carrier, wherein the anionic emulsifier is an alkyl aryl sulfonic acid salt of the R133 - XH+, where R1818 18 alkyl group, Ar is benzene, and X is triethanolamine; and where the organic carrier is selected from the group comprising an alkylbenzene, an aromatic ester, a di-alkyl ether, or mixtures thereof.
A01N 25/02 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of applicationSubstances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests containing liquids as carriers, diluents or solvents
112z2zx22 is a linear or branched alkyl having a total number of carbon atoms from 18 to 40, z has a value of 2 or 3, and x has a value of from 1 to 150. The invention extends to a crop husbandry emulsion and to a field solution comprising said crop husbandry composition, and to a method for the cultivation, treatment, and/or protection of plants, crops, seeds, plant propagation material, aquatic environments, soil, or the like.
A01N 25/30 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of applicationSubstances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests characterised by the surfactants
The invention relates to a crop husbandry composition comprising an alcohol or mixture of alcohols of the formula (I) R1 OH (I) wherein R1 is a linear or branched alkyl having a total number of carbon atoms from 18 to 40; and an alcohol alkoxylate or mixture of alcohol alkoxylates of the formula (II) R2 O (CzH2zO)x H (II) wherein R2 is a linear or branched alkyl having a total number of carbon atoms from 18 to 40, z has a value of 2 or 3, and x has a value of from 1 to 150. The invention extends to a crop husbandry emulsion and to a field solution comprising said crop husbandry composition, and to a method for the cultivation, treatment, and/or protection of plants, crops, seeds, plant propagation material, aquatic environments, soil, or the like.
A01N 25/30 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of applicationSubstances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests characterised by the surfactants
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Alkyl alkoxylated carboxylate salts as steam foam additives for heavy oil recovery
Recovering heavy oil from a subterraneous formation penetrated by at least one injection well and one production well, by injecting into the injection well a mixture of steam and an alkyl alkoxylated carboxylate salt, increasing the apparent viscosity of the steam while at the same time lowering the steam mobility, and recovering oil from the subterranean formation.
E21B 43/24 - Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons using heat, e.g. steam injection
C09K 8/584 - Compositions for enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons, i.e. for improving the mobility of the oil, e.g. displacing fluids characterised by the use of specific surfactants
C09K 8/592 - Compositions used in combination with generated heat, e.g. by steam injection
C09K 8/594 - Compositions used in combination with injected gas
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ALCOHOL ALKOXYLATE MIXTURES AS CONCENTRATED AQUEOUS DEFOAMERS
The use of an alcohol alkoxylate or an alcohol alkoxylate mixture as a concentrated defoamer, antifoamer and / or deaerator wherein the alcohol alkoxylate or alcohol alkoxylate mixture comprises at least an alcohol alkoxylate, wherein the alcohol alkoxylate has a molecular structure as shown in [I]: R-O-(CH2(CH3)CHO)m-(CH2CH2O)n-H wherein R is a branched and/or linear alkyl group having from 20 to 50 carbon atoms, m = 10 - 40, and n = 0 - 5.
A method for using a surfactant formulation in chemical enhanced oil recovery, wherein said surfactant formulation comprises at least: (i) an anionic salt of an alkyl alkoxylated sulfate, wherein said alkyl alkoxylated sulfate has a molecular structure as shown in (I), wherein R is a linear, branched or mixture of linear and branched alkyl group having from 10 to 20 carbon atoms, n = 4 - 15, m = 0 - 10, M+ is an alkali metal ion, an alkanolamine ion, an alkyl amine ion or an ammonium ion; and (ii) a non-ionic alcohol ethoxyIate, wherein said alcohol ethoxy I ate has a molecular structure as shown in (II), wherein R1 is a linear, branched or mixture of linear and branched alkyl group having from 8 to 24 carbon atoms, y = 20 - 100.
C09K 8/584 - Compositions for enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons, i.e. for improving the mobility of the oil, e.g. displacing fluids characterised by the use of specific surfactants
E21B 43/16 - Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons
E21B 43/22 - Use of chemicals or bacterial activity
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NON-AQUEOUS DEFOAMER COMPOSITIONS AND THEIR USE TO CONTROL FOAMING OF NON-AQUEOUS FOAMS
The use of a composition for defoaming non-aqueous foams, the prevention of foam formation, and / or the deaeration of various feeds, wherein said nonaqueous foam comprises a non-aqueous phase and a gas, and wherein said composition comprises at least: i) a non-ionic surfactant, wherein said non-ionic surfactant has a molecular structure as shown in (I), R1-CH(R2)-CH2-O-(A'O)m(A''O)n-H wherein R1 is an alkyl group having from 5 to 16 carbon atoms, R2 is an alkyl group having from 5 to 16 carbon atoms, ?? is an ethoxy (EO) or a propoxy (PO) group, A''O is an ethoxy (EO) or a propoxy (PO) group, m = 0 - 10, n = 20 - 150, and ii) a solvent.
The present invention is concerned with an injection fluid comprising liquid or super- critical carbon dioxide (CO2) and alkoxylated alcohols and the use of such fluids in oil recovery processes. More specifically, the invention it relates to the reduction of the miscibility pressure during CO2 injection oil recovery processes by the use of alkox- ylated alcohols. Further, the invention relates to an oil recovery process injecting CO2 and alkoxylated alcohols.
C09K 8/584 - Compositions for enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons, i.e. for improving the mobility of the oil, e.g. displacing fluids characterised by the use of specific surfactants
C09K 8/594 - Compositions used in combination with injected gas
E21B 43/16 - Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons
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Compositions and methods for treating oil and gas wells
A composition for use in various down-hole operations in oil and gas wells. The compositions can include various combinations of certain ethers and other components e.g., esters, alkoxylated alcohols, acidizing agents and hydrocarbon co-solvents. The compositions are useful in a wide variety of down-hole applications particularly well cleaning, filter cake removal and well stimulation techniques e.g., acidizing.
The present invention is concerned with the use of polymeric additives for paraffin-containing fluids as pour point depressants and low temperature flow improvers, wherein the polymers comprise styrene and maleic acid dialkyl ester building blocks.
C10M 145/16 - Macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds containing monomers having an unsaturated radical bound to a carboxyl radical, e.g. acrylate polycarboxylic
Composition comprising an alkoxylated amine compound and a carboxylic acid compound, use thereof in water in oil emulsions and process using the composition as or as part of a drilling fluid
The object of the present invention is a composition comprising amine compound and carboxylic acid compounds, wherein at least the amine compounds are alkoxylated, use thereof as a drilling fluid, and a method for using the drilling fluid.
C10G 1/04 - Production of liquid hydrocarbon mixtures from oil shale, oil-sand, or non-melting solid carbonaceous or similar materials, e.g. wood, coal by extraction
E21B 21/01 - Arrangements for handling drilling fluids or cuttings outside the borehole, e.g. mud boxes
E21B 21/06 - Arrangements for treating drilling fluids outside the borehole
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Compositions and methods for treating oil and gas wells
A composition for use in various down-hole operations in oil and gas wells. The compositions can include various combinations of certain ethers and other components e.g., esters, alkoxylated alcohols, acidizing agents and hydrocarbon co-solvents. The compositions are useful in a wide variety of down-hole applications particularly well cleaning, filter cake removal and well stimulation techniques e.g., acidizing.
The present invention is concerned with the use of polymeric additives for paraffin-containing fluids as pour point depressants and low temperature flow improvers, wherein the polymers comprise styrene and maleic acid dialkyl ester building blocks.
C08F 222/12 - Esters of phenols or saturated alcohols
C10M 145/16 - Macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds containing monomers having an unsaturated radical bound to a carboxyl radical, e.g. acrylate polycarboxylic
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Organic chemical compounds in liquid form for binding
hydrogen and/or for releasing hydrogen by chemical reaction
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aromatic compounds and their partially or fully hydrogenated
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Composition for use in conducting downhole operations in oil and gas wells
A process for producing alumina, the process having a seeding phase and a precipitation phase. During the seeding phase a seed mixture is produced by adding an aluminum salt to an aqueous solution and then adding an alkaline metal aluminate to the mixture while maintaining the seed mixture at generally neutral pH. The precipitation phase produces precipitated alumina by simultaneously adding aluminium salt and alkaline metal aluminate to the seed mixture while maintaining a pH from 6.9 to 7.8. The recovered precipitated alumina has at least one, preferably all the following characteristics: i) a crystallite size of 33-42 Ang.; in the (120 diagonal plane (using XRD); ii) a crystallite d- spacing (020) of between 6.30-6.59 Ang.; iii) a high porosity with an average pore diameter of 115-166 Ang.; iv) a relatively low bulk density of 250-350 kg/m3; v) a surface area after calcination for 24 hours at 1100 C of 60-80 m2/g; and vi) a pore volume after calcination for one hour at 1000 C 0.8-1.1 cm3/g.
A composition and method for controlling heavy hydrocarbons in down- hole environments and with associated equipment used in oil and gas well operations. The composition and method comprising an ether and optionally an ester, an alkoxylated alcohol or a hydrocarbon co-solvent. The compositions and methods are useful in controlling heavy hydrocarbons such as paraffins and asphaltenes by dissolving paraffins, suspending paraffins and asphaltenes and dissolving heavy oils, both down-hole and with associated equipment.
C09K 8/524 - Compositions for preventing, limiting or eliminating depositions, e.g. for cleaning organic depositions, e.g. paraffins or asphaltenes
E21B 37/06 - Methods or apparatus for cleaning boreholes or wells using chemical means for preventing or limiting the deposition of paraffins or like substances
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ALUMINA COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SAME
A method of producing functionalized surface-modified alumina by adding an organic modifier comprising acrylic acid to alumina and drying the alumina to covalently bond the organic modifier to the surface of the alumina. The functionalized surface- modified alumina being uniformly dispersible in organic polymer to form single crystallites of functionalized surface-modified alumina in the polymer.
C09C 3/10 - Treatment with macromolecular organic compounds
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Composition comprising an alkoxylated amine compound and a carboxylic acid compound, use thereof in water in oil emulsions and process using the composition as or as part of a drilling fluid
The object of the present invention is a composition comprising amine compound and carboxylic acid compounds, wherein at least the amine compounds are alkoxylated, use thereof as a drilling fluid, and a method for using the drilling fluid.
C10G 1/04 - Production of liquid hydrocarbon mixtures from oil shale, oil-sand, or non-melting solid carbonaceous or similar materials, e.g. wood, coal by extraction
E21B 21/01 - Arrangements for handling drilling fluids or cuttings outside the borehole, e.g. mud boxes
E21B 21/06 - Arrangements for treating drilling fluids outside the borehole
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WELLBORE FLUIDS COMPRISING OLEAGINOUS FLUIDS AND VISCOSIFYING PACKAGES, AND METHODS OF USING SAME
A composition for viscosifying a nonaqueous base liquid. The composition has an alkoxylated alcohol having the general formula : X-O-(CnH2nO)y-(C2H4O)z-H wherein X is an organyl group having from 3 to 40 carbon atoms, n is 2, 3 or 4, y is 0 to 6, and z is 3-20, and an organophilic clay. The base liquid is an oleaginous liquid which is liquid at 25°C and is substantially immiscible in water.
A base fluid for formulating wellbore fluids. The base fluid comprises a mixture of synthetic aliphatic hydrocarbons derived from a Fischer-Tropsch product stream and contains greater than 96% aliphatic hydrocarbons having a carbon number range of from C6 to C30. The percentage of homologues having a carbon number of C10 or less is less than about 3 wt%.
C09K 8/00 - Compositions for drilling of boreholes or wellsCompositions for treating boreholes or wells, e.g. for completion or for remedial operations
An extended anionic surfactant having the general formula: RO(PO)nYZ wherein R is a linear alkyl chain ranging from C6 to C36, a branched alkyl chain ranging from C6 to C36, or a mixture thereof; PO is a propyleneoxy group; Y is -SO3, -CH2CH2CH2-SO3, -CH2CH(CH3)-SO3, or -CH2COO; Z is a cation; and n is 1 to 50.
