US 12,410,359 B2
Nanoparticle fluids for an AI-assisted water alternating gas process
Uchenna Odi, Missouri City, TX (US); and Nouf Jabri, Dhahran (SA)
Assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by ARAMCO SERVICES COMPANY, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Oct. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/483,781.
Prior Publication US 2025/0115804 A1, Apr. 10, 2025
Int. Cl. C09K 8/584 (2006.01); E21B 43/16 (2006.01)
CPC C09K 8/584 (2013.01) [E21B 43/164 (2013.01); E21B 43/166 (2013.01); C09K 2208/10 (2013.01); E21B 2200/20 (2020.05); E21B 2200/22 (2020.05)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A treatment fluid, comprising:
an aqueous colloid comprising:
a brine;
0.02 to 0.08% by weight of a nanoparticle;
5% to 50% by weight of a first surfactant in the form of a micelle around the nanoparticle, wherein the first surfactant comprises petroleum sulfonate; and
a second surfactant encapsulating the micelle around the nanoparticle.