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US 7,923,416 B2Granted
Method of reducing the viscosity of hydrocarbon fluids
AssigneeNalco Company
InventorDuy T. Nguyen
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Abstract
This invention relates to methods for reducing the viscosity of hydrocarbon liquids encountered in petroleum operations. The method includes forming a low viscosity emulsion by contacting hydrocarbon liquids with an effective amount of a water-soluble polymer having pendant methyl ether groups.
Claims16
A method for reducing the viscosity of a hydrocarbon fluid encountered in petroleum operations, the method comprising:
- contacting said hydrocarbon fluid with an effective amount of a water-soluble polymer to form an emulsion, said polymer having pendant methyl ether groups.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.