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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2021
Applicant:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Inventors:
Abdulrahman Aljedaani, Dhahran, SA;
Mohammed Badri AlOtaibi, Dhahran, SA;
Subhash Chandrabose Ayirala, Dhahran, SA;
Ali Abdallah Al-Yousef, Dhahran, SA;
Assignee:
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran, SA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/16 (2006.01); C02F 1/04 (2006.01); C02F 1/00 (2006.01); B01D 1/00 (2006.01); C02F 103/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/16 (2013.01); B01D 1/0058 (2013.01); B01D 1/0082 (2013.01); C02F 1/001 (2013.01); C02F 1/008 (2013.01); C02F 1/048 (2013.01); C02F 2103/10 (2013.01); C02F 2209/02 (2013.01); C02F 2209/40 (2013.01); C02F 2301/046 (2013.01); C02F 2301/066 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method may include providing a humidification-dehumidification unit proximate one or more abandoned wells, circulating a water feed through the one or more abandoned wells, using geothermal heat in the one or more abandoned wells to heat the water feed, directing the heated water feed to the humidification-dehumidification unit, and treating the heated water feed in the humidification-dehumidification unit to provide purified water.