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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2024
Applicant:
Conocophillips Company, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Rolf Hegna, Tananger, NO;
Assignee:
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 36/04 (2006.01); E21B 37/00 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 36/04 (2013.01); E21B 37/00 (2013.01); E21B 41/0099 (2020.05);
Abstract
A process for removing an obstruction () caused by gas hydrates or water ice from the tubing () of a hydrocarbon production or injection well or a riser using a microwave. The process comprises passing a microwave generating and emitting tool () on wireline () down the tubing () and supplying electrical power to the tool via the wireline () or from a battery to produce microwave energy and direct it to the gas hydrate and/or water ice deposit (), thereby melting deposit and unblocking the well.