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Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022

Filed:

Dec. 15, 2020
Applicant:

Katz Water Tech, Llc, Houston, TX (US);

Inventor:

Gary P. Katz, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:

Katz Water Tech, LLC, Houston, TX (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 61/02 (2006.01); C02F 9/00 (2006.01); E21B 43/34 (2006.01); B01D 61/06 (2006.01); B01D 3/14 (2006.01); B01D 1/00 (2006.01); C02F 1/44 (2006.01); B01D 3/06 (2006.01); E21B 43/36 (2006.01); B01D 61/10 (2006.01); E21B 43/24 (2006.01); B01D 61/04 (2006.01); C02F 1/00 (2006.01); C02F 1/16 (2006.01); C02F 1/463 (2006.01); C02F 103/10 (2006.01); C02F 1/68 (2006.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01); B01D 61/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 61/025 (2013.01); B01D 1/0058 (2013.01); B01D 3/065 (2013.01); B01D 3/145 (2013.01); B01D 61/06 (2013.01); B01D 61/10 (2013.01); C02F 1/441 (2013.01); C02F 9/00 (2013.01); E21B 43/34 (2013.01); E21B 43/36 (2013.01); B01D 61/04 (2013.01); B01D 61/08 (2013.01); B01D 2311/2642 (2013.01); B01D 2311/2649 (2013.01); B01D 2311/2669 (2013.01); B01D 2313/246 (2013.01); B01D 2313/38 (2013.01); C02F 1/001 (2013.01); C02F 1/004 (2013.01); C02F 1/16 (2013.01); C02F 1/442 (2013.01); C02F 1/444 (2013.01); C02F 1/463 (2013.01); C02F 1/68 (2013.01); C02F 2103/10 (2013.01); C02F 2209/005 (2013.01); C02F 2209/01 (2013.01); C02F 2303/10 (2013.01); E21B 43/2406 (2013.01); E21B 43/26 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus, system, and method to purify produced water from a wellbore using heat energy recovery. The apparatus comprises a wellbore with a wellhead attached to the wellbore; at least one energy recapture device connected to the wellhead of the wellbore with produced water, wherein the at least one energy recapture device captures heat energy of the production fluids including produced water, and at least one distillation device connected to a heat recovery device wherein the at least one distillation device uses at least a portion of the energy from the heat energy recovery device to heat a volume of the produced water in the distillation device to remove contaminants from the produced water to create purified water. The method comprises steps to use the apparatus and the system comprises a control panel that operates at least one energy recapture device.


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