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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2016
Applicant:
Baker Hughes, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Oleksandr Kuznetsov, Houston, TX (US);
Radhika Suresh, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Valery Khabashesku, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/52 (2006.01); C02F 1/54 (2006.01); C02F 103/10 (2006.01); C02F 1/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/5236 (2013.01); C02F 1/545 (2013.01); C02F 1/56 (2013.01); C02F 2103/10 (2013.01); C02F 2305/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various illustrative embodiments of a process for enhanced flocculation and clarification of produced water from oil and gas wells using nanoparticles are provided herein. Certain nanoparticles can increase the settling rate of solids in produced water when used alone or combined with certain conventional flocculents.