CARBON PARTICLES AND THEIR USE IN THE CHEMICAL TREATMENT OF RESERVOIRS

摘要

In some embodiments, the present disclosure pertains to methods of making carbon particles by mixing a carbon source (e.g., a carbohydrate) with a dehydrating agent (e.g., concentrated sulfuric acid) to result in the assembly of the carbon particles from the carbon source. In some embodiments, the methods of the present disclosure also include a step of associating the carbon particles with a filler, such as a scale inhibitor. Additional embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to carbon particles that are assembled by the methods of the present disclosure. Further embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to methods of chemically treating a reservoir by introducing the carbon particles of the present disclosure into the reservoir, where at least one component of the filler is released into the reservoir from the carbon particles to chemically treat the reservoir in various manners (e.g., scale inhibition, corrosion inhibition, and/or shale inhibition).

主权项

1. A method of chemically treating a reservoir, said method comprising:
introducing carbon particles into the reservoir,
wherein the carbon particles are associated with a filler,
wherein at least one component of the filler is released into the reservoir from the carbon particles, andwherein the at least one component of the filler chemically treats the reservoir.