US Patent Issued on Sept. 15 for "Surface-modified nanoparticle compositions and related applications in subterranean hydrocarbon recovery" (Texas, Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,735,626, issued on Sept. 15.

"Surface-modified nanoparticle compositions and related applications in subterranean hydrocarbon recovery" was invented by Duy T. Nguyen (Richmond, Texas), William T. Duttlinger Jr. (Houston), Rangarani Karnati (Naperville, Ill.), Zhengang Zong (Aurora, Ill.), Kai He (Sugar Land, Texas) and Linh Do (Sugar Land, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Surface-modified nanoparticles and surfactants are used in compositions and methods for enhancing hydrocarbon recovery from subterranean formations."

The patent was filed on April 24, 2024, under Application No. 18/644,423.

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