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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2017
Applicant:
Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company, Spring, TX (US);
Inventors:
Nader S. Berchane, Spring, TX (US);
Chisa K. Brookes, Harrisburg, NC (US);
Douglas J. Turner, Kingwood, TX (US);
Jason W. Lachance, Magnolia, TX (US);
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Spring, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 17/00 (2006.01); B01D 37/00 (2006.01); C09K 8/52 (2006.01); E21B 36/00 (2006.01); F17D 1/18 (2006.01); F17D 3/12 (2006.01); C09K 8/524 (2006.01); C09K 8/536 (2006.01); C02F 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 36/008 (2013.01); B01D 17/00 (2013.01); B01D 37/00 (2013.01); C02F 5/00 (2013.01); C09K 8/524 (2013.01); C09K 8/536 (2013.01); F17D 1/18 (2013.01); F17D 3/12 (2013.01); C09K 2208/22 (2013.01); Y10T 137/206 (2015.04);
Abstract
A system and method for delivering heat to a fluid in a fluid production pipeline. Particles are injected into a line adjacent the fluid production pipeline. The particles include a microencapsulated liquid exothermic phase change material configured to undergo a phase change by solidification and release heat at a selected temperature. The released heat is transferred to the fluid production pipeline.