Foamed fluid compositions having high salinity using anionic surfactants and methods therefor

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9828815
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14850047

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An effective amount of at least one anionic surfactant may be present within a high salinity foamed fluid composition in an effective amount to generate an IFT as low as 10−3 mN/m. The anionic surfactant may be a sulfonate surfactant and/or a sulfate surfactant. The foamed fluid composition may be used to perform an operation, including but not limited to, a gas lift operation, a drilling operation, a completion operation, a stimulation operation, a fracturing operation, an injection operation, an enhanced oil recovery operation, and combinations thereof.

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BAKER HUGHES HOLDINGS LLC17021 ALDINE WESTFIELD HOUSTON TX 77073

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Ramachandran, Sunder Sugar Land, US 51 462
Silveira, Scott Joseph Houston, US 2 44

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