Patent ID: 11859477
Assignee: TOTALENERGIES SE
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC C  E  F  Y | IPC E  F

Claim 0:
1. A method for extracting hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation, comprising:
providing a fluid,
injecting said fluid into the subterranean formation during a first period of time but not during a second period of time,
injecting an aqueous solution into the subterranean formation during at least part of the second period of time, and
collecting displaced hydrocarbons from the subterranean formation,, wherein:
at least part of the providing and/or injecting of the fluid is carried out using solar energy;
the first period of time is at least part of daytime and the second period of time is at least part of nighttime, and/or the first period of time is a period including summer solstice and the second period of time is a period including winter solstice; and
the fluid which is provided and injected comprises gas or supercritical fluid.