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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2019
Applicant:
Equinor Energy As, Stavanger, NO;
Inventors:
Ingvild Johanne Haug, Stavanger, NO;
Børre Tore Børresen, Heimdal, NO;
Heidi Mediaas, Heimdal, NO;
Hege Kummernes, Stavanger, NO;
Ivar Øystein Larsen, Stavanger, NO;
Assignee:
EQUINOR ENERGY AS, Stavanger, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/524 (2006.01); C09K 8/536 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/524 (2013.01); C09K 8/536 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for managing metal naphthenates in produced hydrocarbons includes injecting acid and/or sour gas into produced hydrocarbons in a production well, flowline or riser, to thereby control the pH of fluids contained in the produced hydrocarbons.