ULTRASONIC SEPARATION OF A PRODUCTION STREAM

WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/014174

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Ultrasonic separation to separate constituents (oil, water, solids, entrained and dissolved gases) of a stream of a production fluid is described. Use of ultrasonic separation at one or more points in a production stream may allow elimination of tank venting and/or reduction in energy employed for thermal separation, such as in a heater treater. In addition, ultrasonic separation of crude oil or other hydrocarbon production streams may provide demulsification of crudes with reduced or minimal addition of chemicals.

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JOSHI MAHENDRA LADHARAM (US)
WESTERHEIDE JOHN ANDREW (US)
NICHOLS JASON MICHAEL (US)
BRAZIL STEWART BLAKE (US)
JAMES CATHERINE (US)
MARKES JARED (US)
LI SHIGUANG (CN)

PCT/CN2016/090416

January 25, 2018

July 19, 2016

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GEN ELECTRIC (US)
JOSHI MAHENDRA LADHARAM (US)
WESTERHEIDE JOHN ANDREW (US)
NICHOLS JASON MICHAEL (US)
BRAZIL STEWART BLAKE (US)
JAMES CATHERINE (US)
MARKES JARED (US)
LI SHIGUANG (CN)

B01D17/04; B01J19/10

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