Water-based system for altering wettability of porous media
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1. A method for altering wettability of a reservoir formation, comprising the steps of:
- providing a water-based fluid containing a wettability altering coating system; and
flowing said fluid into a reservoir so as to coat said reservoir with said coating system, wherein said coating system comprises wettability altering nanoparticles.
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Abstract
A method for altering wettability of a reservoir formation includes the steps of providing a water-based fluid containing a wettability altering coating system; and flowing the fluid into a reservoir so as to coat the reservoir with the coating system.
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1. A method for altering wettability of a reservoir formation, comprising the steps of:
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providing a water-based fluid containing a wettability altering coating system; and
flowing said fluid into a reservoir so as to coat said reservoir with said coating system, wherein said coating system comprises wettability altering nanoparticles. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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2. A method for altering wettability of a reservoir formation, comprising the steps of:
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providing a water-based fluid containing a wettability altering coating system; and
flowing said fluid into a reservoir so as to coat said reservoir with said coating system, wherein said coating system comprises organic components selected from the group consisting of silanes, alkoxysilanes with fluorinated chains alkylcarbonyl and combinations thereof, wherein said silanes have a particle size of less than about 200 nm, said alkoxysilanes have a particle size of less than about 100 nm and said alkylcarbonyl has a particle size of less than about 50 nm.
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