Patent ID: 8278251

Claim:
A method for recovering a hydrocarbon from a subterranean formation comprising: injecting water flood materials into a bore hole that is part of an injection well in communication with a hydrocarbon-bearing subterranean formation, where: the water flood materials comprise a solid, particulate additive that: has a mean particle size of 100 nm or less, and is selected from the group consisting of alkaline earth metal oxides, alkaline earth metal hydroxides, alkali metal oxides, alkali metal hydroxides, transition metal oxides, transition metal hydroxides, post-transition metal oxides, post-transition metal hydroxides, piezoelectric crystals, pyroelectric crystals, and mixtures thereof, and the amount of solid, particulate additive is effective to inhibit the migration of fines in the subterranean formation as compared to water flood materials absent the solid, particulate additive; transporting the water flood materials through at least a portion of the subterranean formation; contacting the hydrocarbon in the subterranean formation; and recovering at least a portion of the hydrocarbon from the subterranean formation via a production well.