Patents Assigned to WHEREAS, WINTERSHALL HOLDING GMBH
  • Method For Recovering Oil
    Publication number: 20150361325
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for recovering oil from a subterranean formation by injecting both solid particles and water into the formation. An oil-in-water emulsion that is stabilized by solid particles is formed in the pores of the formation. This emulsion is recovered from the subterranean formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicants: WHEREAS, WINTERSHALL HOLDING GMBH, BASF SE
    Inventors: Riichiro Kimura, Stefan Maurer, Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu, Lorenz Siggel, Ulrich Müller, Thomas Frechen, Bernd Hinrichsen