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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2016
Applicant:
Conocophillips Company, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jeff Michael Sheremata, Houston, TX (US);
Peter Nelson Slater, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Assignee:
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/18 (2006.01); G01N 33/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/18 (2013.01); G01N 33/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for determining an optimal radio frequency to break an emulsion comprises: analyzing an oil and water interface of an emulsion; defining the oil and water interface at a molecular level; simulating oscillation of molecules at the oil and water interface under different radio frequencies; and determining an optimal radio frequency to break the emulsion.