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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2017
Applicant:
Phillips 66 Company, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Keith H. Lawson, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Derek H. Willman, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Assignee:
Phillips 66 Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/24 (2006.01); B01D 17/04 (2006.01); C10G 33/04 (2006.01); B01D 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/2406 (2013.01); B01D 17/0205 (2013.01); B01D 17/045 (2013.01); C10G 33/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to injecting steam into crude oil for several benefits, primarily of which is to remove salt by transferring the salt into the condensed water from the steam. Steam transfers salt via a different transfer mechanism and therefore doesn't require the high shear mixing of conventional water injection systems. As such, steam injection through a variety of procedures, is more efficient at gathering salt into water that itself is easier to remove from the crude oil.