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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2024

Filed:

Dec. 14, 2022
Applicant:

Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;

Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/14 (2023.01); B01D 1/00 (2006.01); C02F 1/00 (2023.01); C02F 1/04 (2023.01); C02F 1/16 (2023.01); 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 system includes production tubing extending through at least one abandoned well, where an annulus is formed between the tubing and a wellbore wall of the abandoned well, at least one source of water feed connected to an opening to the annulus, at least one pump connected between the source of water feed and the annulus, and a humidification-dehumidification unit with at least one humidification chamber fluidly connected to the production tubing. At least one condensation chamber is connected to the humidification chamber, a waste water outlet is connected to the humidification chamber, and a purified water outlet is connected to the condensation chamber.


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