Ultra-short hydrophobe alkoxylates as solvents or cosolvents

Abstract

Disclosed are co-solvents as well as methods of using thereof in oil and gas operations. Described herein are also methods of displacing an unrefined petroleum material in contact with a solid material, said method comprising: contacting the unrefined petroleum material with the compound described herein or a composition described herein, wherein the unrefined petroleum material is in contact with the solid material; and allowing the unrefined petroleum material to separate from the solid material, thereby displacing the unrefined petroleum material in contact with the solid material.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.