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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2015
Applicant:
Ecolab Usa Inc., Eagan, MN (US);
Inventor:
Michael Squicciarini, Richmond, TX (US);
Assignee:
Ecolab USA Inc., Eagan, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 22/38 (2006.01); C08L 33/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 22/38 (2013.01); C08L 33/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention generally relates to methods for resolving water and oil emulsions in the produced fluid of an oil production system comprising adding a reverse emulsion breaker to the produced fluid of the crude oil production system in an amount effective for resolving an oil-in-water emulsion. In particular, these methods for resolving an oil-in-water emulsion can be used in separation processes where the oil and solids in the produced fluid are separated from the produced water in the produced fluid.