Multifunctional foaming composition with wettability modifying, corrosion inhibitory and mineral scale inhibitory/dispersants properties for high temperature and ultra high salinity

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10190036-B2
Application number	US-201514943763-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 17, 2015
Priority date	Nov 18, 2014
Publication date	Jan 29, 2019
Grant date	Jan 29, 2019

Abstract

The present invention is related to the obtaining and using of multifunctional foaming compositions with wettability modifying, corrosion inhibitory and inhibitory/dispersants mineral scale properties with high stability in environments of high temperature, high pressure and tolerance to high concentrations of divalent ions such as calcium, magnesium, strontium and barium. The multifunctional foaming compositions are obtained from the combination of supramolecular complexes resulting from interactions of alkyl amido propyl hydroxysultaines and/or alkyl amido propyl betaines and/or alkyl hydroxysultaines and/or alkyl betaines and anionic surfactant of type alkyl hydroxyl sodium sulfonate and alkenyl sulphonates of sodium, with cationic surfactants as tetra-alkyl ammonium halides and copolymers derivatives of itaconic acid/sodium vinyl sulfonate and/or terpolymers derived from itaconic acid/sodium vinyl sulphonate/aconitic acid. These multinational foaming compositions control the gas channeling and favorably change the wettability and increase the recovery factor of crude oil in naturally fractured reservoirs of carbonate type and heterogeneous lithology. In addition to this, the multifunctional foaming compositions of this invention exhibit anti-corrosive properties in typical environments of production tubing of crude oil and antifouling/dispersants of mineral salts as calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate, barium and strontium in the reservoir and in the production and injection pipelines.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A multifunctional foaming composition, characterized by the combination of supramolecular complexes derived from the interaction of:
(a) an alkyl amido propyl hydroxysultaine and/or alkyl amido propyl betaines and/or alkyl hydroxysultaines and/or alkyl betaines;
(b) an anionic surfactant, which is a mixture of
(b1) alkyl hydroxy sulphonates of sodium; and
(b2) alkenyl sulphonates of sodium;

(c) a cationic surfactant which is tetra-alkyl ammonium halides; and
optionally, (d) copolymers derived from itaconic acid/vinyl sulfonate of sodium and/or terpolymers derived from itaconic acid/sodium vinyl sulphonate/aconitic acid.

2. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein (a) is an alkyl amidopropyl hydroxysultaine.

3. The composition according to claim 2 , characterized in that the weight ratio of (a):(b1):(b2):(c) is in the range of 2:1:1:0.1 to 4:2:1:0.5.

4. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein (a) is alkyl amido propyl hydroxysultaines and (d) is present.

5. The composition according to claim 4 , wherein the weight ratio of (a):(b1):(b2):(c):(d) is in the range of 2:1:1:0.1:0.01 to 4:2:1:0.5:0.2.

6. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein (a) is alkyl amido propyl betaines and (d) is present.

7. The composition according to claim 6 , wherein the weight ratio of (a):(b1):(b2):(c):(d) is in the range of 1:1:1:0.1:0.01 to 4:2:1:0.5:0.2.

8. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein (a) is alkyl hydroxysultaines.

9. The composition according to claim 8 , wherein the weight ratio of (a):(b1):(b2):(c) is in the range of 2:1:1:0.1 to 4:2:1:0.5.

10. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein (a) is alkyl hydroxysultaines and (d) is present.

11. The composition according to claim 10 , wherein the weight ratio of (a):(b1):(b2):(c):(d) is in the range of 2:1:1:0.1:0.01 to 4:2:1:0.5:0.2.

12. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein (a) is alkyl betaines.

13. The composition according to claim 12 , wherein the weight ratio (a):(b1):(b2):(c) is in the range of 1:1:1:0.1 to 4:2:1:0.5.

14. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein (a) is alkyl betaines and (d) is present.

15. The composition according to claim 14 , wherein the weight ratio of (a):(b1):(b2):(c):(d) is in the range of 1:1:1:0.1:0.01 to 4:2:1:0.5:0.2.

16. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the alkyl amidopropyl hydroxysultaine is selected from the group consisting of ethyl amido-propyl hydroxysultaine, propyl-amido-propyl hydroxysultaine, the butyl-amido-propyl hydroxysultaine, the pentyl-amido-propyl hydroxysultaine, the amido-propyl hexyl hydroxysultaine, the amido-propyl-heptyl hydroxysultaine, the octyl-amido-propyl hydroxysultaine, the nonyl-amido-propyl hydroxysultaine the decyl-amido-propyl hydroxysultaine, the undecyl-amido-propyl hydroxysultaine, the dodecyl amido-propyl hydroxysultaine, the tetradecyl-amido-propyl hydroxysultaine, hexadecyl-amido-propyl hydroxysultaine, octadecyl-amido-propyl hydroxysultaine, hydroxysultaine coco-amido-propyl, and mixtures thereof.

17. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the alkyl amido propyl betaines are selected from the group consisting of ethyl amido propyl betaine, propyl-amido propyl-betaine, butyl-amido-propyl betaine, pentyl-amido-propyl betaine, hexyl-amido-propyl betaine, amido heptyl-amido-propyl betaine, octyl-amido-propyl betaine, nonyl-amido-propyl betaine, decyl-amido-propyl betaine, un-decyl-amido-propyl betaines, dodecyl amido propyl betaine, tetra decyl-amido-propyl betaine, hexadecyl-amido-propyl betaine, octa decyl-amido-propyl betaine, coco amido propyl betaine, and mixtures thereof.

18. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the alkyl hydroxysultaines are selected from the group consisting of ethyl hydroxysultaine, propyl hydroxysultaine, butyl-hydroxysultaine, pentyl-hydroxysultaine, hexyl hydroxysultaine, heptyl hydroxysultaine, octyl hydroxysultaine, nonyl hydroxysultaine, decyl hydroxysultaine, undecyl hydroxysultaine, dodecyl hydroxysultaine, tetradecyl hydroxysultaine, hexadecyl hydroxysultaine, coco-hydroxysultaine, and mixtures thereof.

19. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the alkyl betaines are selected from the group consisting of ethyl betaine, propyl betaine, butyl-betaine, pentyl betaine, hexyl betaine, heptyl betaine, octyl betaine, nonyl betaine, decyl betaine, undecyl betaine, dodecyl betaine, tetradecyl betaine, hexadecyl betaine, coco-betaine, and mixtures thereof.

20. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the alkyl hydroxy sulphonates of sodium are selected from the group consisting of 3-hydroxybutane-1-sulfonate of sodium, 3-hydroxypentane-1-sulfonate of sodium, 3-hydroxyhexane-1-sulfonate of sodium, 3-hidroxiheptano-1-sulfonate of sodium, 3-hidroxioctano-1-sulfonate of sodium, 3-hidroxinonano-1-sulfonate of sodium, 3-hidroxidecano-1-sulfonate, 3-hidroxiundecano-1-sulfonate of sodium, 3-hidroxidodecano-1-sulfonate of sodium, 3-hidroxitetradecano-1-sulfonate of sodium, 3-hidroxihexadecano-1-sulfonate of sodium, 2-hydroxybutane-1-sulfonate of sodium, 2-hydroxypentane-1-sulfonate of sodium, 2-hidroxihexano-1-sulfonate of sodium, 2-hidroxiheptano-1-sulfonate of sodium, 2-hidroxioctano-1-sulfonate of sodium, 2-hidroxinonano-1-sulfonate of sodium, 2-hidroxidecano-1-sulfonate sodium 2-hidroxiundecano-1-sulfonate of sodium, 2-hidroxidodecano-1-sulfonate of sodium, 2-hidroxitetradecano-1-sulfonate of sodium, 2-hidroxihexadecano-1-sulfonate of sodium, and a mixture thereof.

21. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the alkyl sulphonates of sodium are selected from the group consisting of but-2-en-1-sulfonate of sodium, pent-2-en-1-sulfonate of sodium, hex-2-en-1-sulfonate of sodium, hept-2-in-1-sulfonate of sodium, oct-2-en-1-sulfonate of sodium, non-2-en-1-sulfonate of sodium, dec-2-en-1-sulfonate of sodium, undec-2-en-1-sulfonate of sodium, dodec-2-en-1-sulfonate of sodium, tetradec-2-en-1-sulfonate of sodium, hexadec-2-en-1-sulfonate of sodium, and a mixture thereof.

22. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the tetra-alkyl ammonium halides are selected from the group consisting of butyl trimethyl ammonium chloride, hexyl trimethyl ammonium chloride, octyl trimethyl ammonium chloride, decyl trimethyl ammonium chloride, dodecyl trimethyl ammonium chloride, trimethyl tetradecyl ammonium chloride, hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium chloride, butyl trimethyl ammonium bromide, hexyl trimethyl ammonium bromide, octyl trimethyl ammonium bromide, decyl trimethyl ammonium bromide, dodecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide, tetradecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide, and hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide.

23. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises a zwitterionic geminal liquid selected from the group consisting of linear or branched of the type bis-N alkenyl N polyether beta amino acid, bis-N-alkyl-N-polyether-beta amino acid, and bis-N, N-dialkyl-N-polyether betaine.

24. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the average range of molecular weight for the copolymers based in itaconic acid/vinyl sulfonate of sodium or terpolymers derived from itaconic acid/vinyl sulfonate sodium/aconitic acid is 800 to 20,000 g/mol, and wherein the polydispersity index is 1.10 to 1.30.

25. The composition according to claim 1 , obtained from making the mixture in aqueous solvents, alcohols or aqueous solvent mixture and alcohols.

26. The

Assignees

• Mexicano Inst Petrol
• Mexicano Inst Petrol

Inventors

• Hernández Altamirano Raúl
• Zamudio Rivera Luis Silvestre
• Mena Cervantes Violeta Yázmin
• Luna Rojero Erick Emanuel
• Nieto Álvarez David Aarón
• Cisneros Devora Rodolfo
• Pons Jiménez Mirna
• Ramírez Estrada Alejandro
• Mendoza Aguilar América Elizabeth
• Kim Sung Jae Ko

Classifications

• C09K8/703

  Foams · CPC title

• E21B37/06

  using chemical means for preventing or limiting {, e.g. eliminating,} the deposition of paraffins or like substances · CPC title

• C09K8/94

  Foams · CPC title

• C09K2208/32

  Anticorrosion additives · CPC title

• C09K8/594

  Compositions used in combination with injected gas {, e.g. CO2 orcarbonated gas}(C09K8/592 takes precedence) · CPC title