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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2015
Applicants:
Payman Esmaeili, Calgary, CA;
Jason W. Lachance, Magnolia, TX (US);
Brendon L. Keinath, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Payman Esmaeili, Calgary, CA;
Jason W. Lachance, Magnolia, TX (US);
Brendon L. Keinath, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Spring, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 29/20 (2006.01); C10G 29/22 (2006.01); E21B 43/36 (2006.01); C09K 8/524 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 29/20 (2013.01); C09K 8/524 (2013.01); C10G 29/22 (2013.01); E21B 43/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
An asphaltenes separation system comprising a flocculant feed system configured to add a flocculant to a production fluid to flocculate asphaltenes in the production fluid, and an asphaltenes separator configured to remove flocculated asphaltenes from the production fluid.