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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2022
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Stephen John Horner, Needville, TX (US);
Ronald Oliver Bosch, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/28 (2006.01); C09K 8/36 (2006.01); C09K 8/532 (2006.01); E21B 43/34 (2006.01); C09K 8/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/28 (2013.01); C09K 8/36 (2013.01); C09K 8/532 (2013.01); E21B 43/34 (2013.01); C09K 8/602 (2013.01); C09K 2208/20 (2013.01); C09K 2208/22 (2013.01); C09K 2208/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is disclosed that includes adding a recirculation chemical composition to a hydrocarbon containing stream, wherein the recirculation chemical composition may be an emulsion breaker. The method may also include separating the hydrocarbon containing stream into a stream containing water and a stream containing oil; contacting the stream containing oil in a water wash unit; and removing residual emulsion breaker from the stream containing oil.