Baker Hughes, a Ge Compnay, LLC

Baker Hughes Holdings LLC

Carlos J Diaz

Bruce Oyer Horne, Ii

Tomasa Ledesma

Carla Perla

Keith Osness

Leonardo Franca

Christabel Tomla

Eric Willmott

Larry Sartori

Cole T Jones

Victor Barbu

James Scarborough

Keith A Osness

Methods and additives for reducing fouling in water coolers in Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage systems (SAGD) are described in which an additive comprising a cationic starch, either alone or in combination with a water clarifier compound, is introduced into a SAGD system, wherein a lower amount of the additive is used to achieve the same or better results in reducing fouling in the water coolers as compared to an otherwise identical method absent the additive.

Cationic starch-based additives for reduction of fouling in water coolers in SAGD production systems

A system for monitoring phase separation is disclosed. The system includes a temperature control housing having an inlet and an outlet connection for a circulator; a bottle holder positioned inside the housing, the bottle holder having a body with a plurality of recesses for receiving test bottles, each recess having a back surface, a front opening, and a first light scanning component mounted on the back surface of the recess; a sleeve having a plurality of second light scanning components mounted thereon, the sleeve being disposed between the housing and the bottle holder, and each second light scanning component being aligned with one of the first light scanning components; and a lid latched onto the housing to hold the test bottles in place during testing.

Method and system for demulsifier testing

The combination of colloidal silica in conjunction with a chemical, such as a cationically-modified water soluble polymer, e.g. aluminum brine dispersion polymer, clarifies combinations of oil and water, for instance wastewater comprising an oil-in-water emulsion. The colloidal silica may have an average silica particle size of about 0.5 to about 10 nanometers.

Colloidal silica addition to promote the separation of oil from water

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Carlos J Diaz