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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2021
Applicant:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Inventors:
Fahd Ibrahim AlGhunaimi, Dhahran, SA;
Young Chul Choi, Dhahran, SA;
Mustafa Ahmed Alkhowaildi, Safwa, SA;
Eyad Alali, Dammam, SA;
Abdullah A. Alomier, Dhahran, SA;
Assignee:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/66 (2006.01); C02F 1/44 (2023.01); C02F 101/10 (2006.01); C02F 101/30 (2006.01); C02F 103/08 (2006.01); E21B 43/16 (2006.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/66 (2013.01); C02F 1/441 (2013.01); C02F 1/444 (2013.01); E21B 43/16 (2013.01); E21B 43/26 (2013.01); C02F 2101/101 (2013.01); C02F 2101/30 (2013.01); C02F 2103/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for using produced water (PW), for example, for use in a fracturing fluid. The method includes performing ultrafiltration on the PW to form filtered PW, filtering seawater (SW) to form filtered SW, and blending the filtered PW with the filtered SW to form an aqueous blend.