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US 2011/0214488 A1Published application
Colloidal-crystal quantum dots as tracers in underground formations
AssigneeUniversity of Utah Research Foundation
InventorsPeter E. Rose, Michael H. Bartl
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Abstract
Colloidal-crystal quantum dots as tracers are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method comprises injecting a solution of quantum dots into a subterranean formation, and monitoring a flow of the quantum dots from the subterranean formation to determine a property of the subterranean formation.
Claims28
A method, comprising:
- injecting a solution of quantum dots into a subterranean formation, and monitoring a flow of the quantum dots from the subterranean formation to determine a property of the subterranean formation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.