Prospective Study of Patents for Xantham Gum Application of as a Polymeric Fluid for Enhanced Oil Recovery

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https://doi.org/10.9771/cp.v14i4.39194

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Polymer , Gum Xhantan , EOR.

Abstract

This technological prospecting is directed to the use of xanthan gum as an EOR fluid. The expansion of the oil market gave rise to the need to develop new technologies suitable to the maximum the oil recovery potential of the reservoir and xanthan gum proved to be an option due to its ability to act as a piston fluid. The research was carried out in the Espacenet database and 76 patent families were found and analyzed. It was possible to verify the current stagnation of the technology, since 96% of patents are no longer in force. The United States excels in the development of technology. The specification of a new gum production process and a new EOR fluid base is observed. Xanthomonas was the most used microorganism and a campestris species the most recurrent. Although the apparent stagnation of the technology, the use of other strains has been identified as a possibility in the development of new technologies related to the production of xanthan gum.

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Pamela Dias Rodrigues, Federal Institute of Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil and Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil

PhD in Chemistry from the Federal University of Bahia in 2018 Address to access this CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4554329622469373 Lattes ID: 4554329622469373

João Pedro Dias Rodrigues, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil

Undergraduate student in Sanitary Engineering at the Federal University of Bahia.

Cristina M. Quintella, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil

PhD in Molecular Sciences from the University of Sussex (UK) in 1993.  http://lattes.cnpq.br/7897779819494573.

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Published

2022-04-01

How to Cite

Rodrigues, P. D., Rodrigues, J. P. D., & Quintella, C. M. (2022). Prospective Study of Patents for Xantham Gum Application of as a Polymeric Fluid for Enhanced Oil Recovery. Cadernos De Prospecção, 15(2), 604–617. https://doi.org/10.9771/cp.v14i4.39194

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Prospecções Tecnológicas de Assuntos Específicos