发明名称 FLUORESCENT NANO-SENSORS FOR OIL AND GAS RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION
摘要 Enhanced oil recovery becomes increasingly important in satisfying the growing demand for fossil fuel. The efficiency of secondary recovery processes like water flooding is however largely influenced by the rock characteristics, fluid characteristics, chemistry and physics. For development of the full potential of secondary oil recovery, it remains a challenge to obtain sufficient knowledge about the reservoir conditions. The present invention provides a novel water-dispersed, nano-sensor composition based on. InP/ZnS quantum dots (“QDs”) and atomic silver clusters, which exhibit a bright visible fluorescence combined with dedicated sensor functionalities. The QD and silver nano-sensors were tested in simulated reservoir conditions to determine their selected functionality to these reservoir conditions. The developed nano-sensors showed improved sensor functionalities towards pH, temperature, and subterranean reservoir rock, such, as clay or limestone.
申请公布号 US2015090456(A1) 申请公布日期 2015.04.02
申请号 US201314394585 申请日期 2013.04.15
申请人 Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk 发明人 Turkenburg Daniël H.;Chin Patrick T.K.;Fischer Rudolf H.
分类号 E21B43/16;E21B41/00 主分类号 E21B43/16
代理机构 代理人
主权项 1. A method comprising: injecting through an injection well a composition of quantum dots and noble metal clusters into an underground geological formation as part of a water flooding process of the geological formation; and recovering through a recovery well at least some of the injected composition of quantum dots and noble metal clusters.
地址 Delft NL