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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2015
Applicant:
Brendon L. Keinath, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Brendon L. Keinath, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Spring, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/10 (2006.01); E21B 36/04 (2006.01); F17D 1/18 (2006.01); F16L 53/38 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F17D 1/18 (2013.01); E21B 36/04 (2013.01); F16L 53/38 (2018.01); H05B 6/107 (2013.01); H05B 6/108 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for treating petroleum in a container are disclosed herein. The method includes electrically heating a portion of the container to generate heat sufficient to create convection currents in the petroleum. The method also includes stopping heating after the petroleum cools below a threshold temperature. The systems, methods, and apparatuses mitigate yield stress in petroleum susceptible to gelling.