Patent ID: 8939208
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: C09K,C10G,E21B

Abstract:
1. A process for recovering a hydrocarbon from a subterranean formation comprising the steps of: (i) contacting the hydrocarbon from the subterranean formation with steam, (ii) contacting the hydrocarbon from the subterranean formation with one or more fluorinated hydrocarbons selected from the group consisting of trifluoroethanol, trifluoropropanol, trifluorobutanol, allylhexafluoroisopropanol, hexafluoroisopropanol, trifluoroacetic acid, methyl trifluoroacetate, ethyl trifluoroacetate, isopropyl trifluoroacetate, trifluoroacetaldehydemethyl hemiacetal, trifluoroacetaldehyde ethyl hemiacetal, trifluoroacetic anhydride, trifluoroacetone, fluorotoluene, and any combination thereof, and (iii) recovering the hydrocarbon from the subterranean formation.