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Processing of oil by steam addition

ActiveUS10006276B1Low viscosityReduce energy consumptionDewatering/demulsification with chemical meansRefining by water treatmentEnvironmental engineeringTransfer mechanism

The invention relates to injecting steam into crude oil for several benefits, primarily of which is to remove salt by transferring the salt into the condensed water from the steam. Steam transfers salt via a different transfer mechanism and therefore doesn't require the high shear mixing of conventional water injection systems. As such, steam injection through a variety of procedures, is more efficient at gathering salt into water that itself is easier to remove from the crude oil.

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Owner:PHILLIPS 66 CO

Processing of oil by steam addition

ActiveUS10087732B1Reduce electrical energy consumptionLow viscosityDewatering/demulsification with chemical meansRefining by water treatmentEngineeringTransfer mechanism

Salt is removed from crude oil by exposing the salt bearing crude to successive stages of water injection and steam injection where the water injection includes high shear and the stream injection does not include high shear applied to the steam bubbles. The steam is seen to transfer salt from the crude via a different transfer mechanism and therefore doesn't require the high shear mixing of conventional water injection systems.

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Owner:PHILLIPS 66 CO

Processing of oil by steam addition

ActiveUS10370948B2Low viscosityReduce energy consumptionDewatering/demulsification with chemical meansFluid removalEnvironmental engineeringTransfer mechanism

The invention relates to injecting steam into crude oil for several benefits, primarily of which is to remove salt by transferring the salt into the condensed water from the steam. Steam transfers salt via a different transfer mechanism and therefore doesn't require the high shear mixing of conventional water injection systems. As such, steam injection through a variety of procedures, is more efficient at gathering salt into water that itself is easier to remove from the crude oil.

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Owner:PHILLIPS 66 CO

Processing of oil by steam addition

ActiveUS10082010B1Reduce electrical energy consumptionLow viscosityDewatering/demulsification with chemical meansRefining by water treatmentEngineeringTransfer mechanism

Salt is removed from crude oil by exposing the salt bearing crude to successive stages of water injection and steam injection where the water injection includes high shear and the stream injection does not include high shear applied to the steam bubbles. The steam is seen to transfer salt from the crude via a different transfer mechanism and therefore doesn't require the high shear mixing of conventional water injection systems.

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Owner:PHILLIPS 66 CO

Processing of oil by steam addition

ActiveUS10125590B1Electric energy consumption can be reducedReduce viscosityDewatering/demulsification with chemical meansRefining by water treatmentTransfer mechanismCondensed water

The invention relates to injecting steam into crude oil for several benefits, primarily of which is to remove salt by transferring the salt into the condensed water from the steam. Steam transfers salt via a different transfer mechanism and therefore doesn't require the high shear mixing of conventional water injection systems. As such, steam injection through a variety of procedures, is more efficient at gathering salt into water that itself is easier to remove from the crude oil.

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Owner:PHILLIPS 66 CO

Processing of oil by steam addition

ActiveUS10280375B1Reduce electrical energy consumptionLow viscosityDewatering/demulsification with chemical meansDewatering/demulsification with mechanical meansEnvironmental engineeringTransfer mechanism

The invention relates to injecting steam into crude oil in two separate desalting steps to remove salt by transferring the salt into the condensed water from the steam and gravity separating the water from the crude oil. Steam transfers salt from crude oil via a different transfer mechanism and therefore doesn't require the high shear mixing of conventional water injection systems. In the invention, salt is also removed via a first step of adding water with harsh mixing of the added water with the crude oil.

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Owner:PHILLIPS 66 CO

Processing of oil by steam addition

ActiveUS20190154204A1Reduce electrical energy consumptionLow viscosityRefining by water treatmentPipeline systemsEnvironmental engineeringTransfer mechanism

The invention relates to injecting steam into crude oil for several benefits, primarily of which is to remove salt by transferring the salt into the condensed water from the steam. Steam transfers salt via a different transfer mechanism and therefore doesn't require the high shear mixing of conventional water injection systems. As such, steam injection through a variety of procedures, is more efficient at gathering salt into water that itself is easier to remove from the crude oil.

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Processing of oil by steam addition

ActiveUS20190153336A1Low viscosityReduce energy consumptionDewatering/demulsification with chemical meansDewatering/demulsification with mechanical meansGravity separationCondensed water

The invention relates to removing salt from crude oil via two steps of adding water with harsh mixing of the added water with the crude oil and gravity separating the salty water between steps where the process additionally includes a step of injecting steam into the crude oil after the first of the two water adding and harsh mixing desalting steps, but upstream of the gravity separation of the first step. The steam separates salt by transferring the salt into the condensed water from the steam.

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Owner:PHILLIPS 66 CO

Processing of oil by steam addition

ActiveUS10260008B1Reduce electrical energy consumptionLow viscosityDewatering/demulsification with chemical meansDewatering/demulsification with mechanical meansEnvironmental engineeringTransfer mechanism

The invention relates to injecting steam into crude oil for several benefits, primarily of which is to remove salt by transferring the salt into the condensed water from the steam. Steam transfers salt via a different transfer mechanism and therefore doesn't require the high shear mixing of conventional water injection systems. As such, steam injection through a variety of procedures, is more efficient at gathering salt into water that itself is easier to remove from the crude oil.

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Owner:PHILLIPS 66 CO

Processing of oil by steam addition

ActiveUS10329496B2Low viscosityReduce energy consumptionDewatering/demulsification with chemical meansDewatering/demulsification with mechanical meansSaline waterLiquid water

The invention relates to injecting steam into crude oil to remove salt by transferring the salt into the steam while also adding liquid water to the crude oil to remove salt. Steam transfers salt via a different transfer mechanism then salt transfers to water and the steam is permitted to fully condense before any high shear mixing of conventional water injection systems is imposed on the steam bubbles. The salty water from condensed steam along with the crude oil has liquid water added in two further steps each followed by high shear mixing to further reduce salt content of the crude oil as much as practical.

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Owner:PHILLIPS 66 CO

Processing of oil by steam addition

ActiveUS10619468B2Low viscosityReduce energy consumptionDewatering/demulsification with chemical meansFluid removalThermodynamicsTransfer mechanism

The invention relates to injecting steam into crude oil for several benefits, primarily of which is to remove salt by transferring the salt into the condensed water from the steam. Steam transfers salt via a different transfer mechanism and therefore doesn't require the high shear mixing of conventional water injection systems. As such, steam injection through a variety of procedures, is more efficient at gathering salt into water that itself is easier to remove from the crude oil.

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Owner:PHILLIPS 66 CO

Processing of oil by steam addition

ActiveUS10386018B2Low viscosityReduce energy consumptionRefining by water treatmentPipeline systemsEnvironmental engineeringTransfer mechanism

The invention relates to injecting steam into crude oil for several benefits, primarily of which is to remove salt by transferring the salt into the condensed water from the steam. Steam transfers salt via a different transfer mechanism and therefore doesn't require the high shear mixing of conventional water injection systems. As such, steam injection through a variety of procedures, is more efficient at gathering salt into water that itself is easier to remove from the crude oil.

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Owner:PHILLIPS 66 CO

Processing of oil by steam addition

ActiveUS20190153839A1Reduce electrical energy consumptionLow viscosityDewatering/demulsification with chemical meansFluid removalEnvironmental engineeringTransfer mechanism

The invention relates to injecting steam into crude oil for several benefits, primarily of which is to remove salt by transferring the salt into the condensed water from the steam. Steam transfers salt via a different transfer mechanism and therefore doesn't require the high shear mixing of conventional water injection systems. As such, steam injection through a variety of procedures, is more efficient at gathering salt into water that itself is easier to remove from the crude oil.

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Owner:PHILLIPS 66 CO

Processing of oil by steam addition

ActiveUS10006277B1Reduce electrical energy consumptionLow viscosityDewatering/demulsification with chemical meansDewatering/demulsification with mechanical meansEnvironmental engineeringTransfer mechanism

The invention relates to injecting steam into crude oil for several benefits, primarily of which is to remove salt by transferring the salt into the condensed water from the steam. Steam transfers salt via a different transfer mechanism and therefore doesn't require the high shear mixing of conventional water injection systems. As such, steam injection through a variety of procedures, is more efficient at gathering salt into water that itself is easier to remove from the crude oil.

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Owner:PHILLIPS 66 CO

Processing of oil by steam addition

ActiveUS10533404B2Low viscosityReduce energy consumptionDewatering/demulsification with chemical meansFluid removalThermodynamicsTransfer mechanism

The invention relates to injecting steam into crude oil for several benefits, primarily of which is to remove salt by transferring the salt into the condensed water from the steam. Steam transfers salt via a different transfer mechanism and therefore doesn't require the high shear mixing of conventional water injection systems. As such, steam injection through a variety of procedures, is more efficient at gathering salt into water that itself is easier to remove from the crude oil.

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Owner:PHILLIPS 66 CO

Processing of oil by steam addition

ActiveUS20190153335A1Reduce electrical energy consumptionLow viscosityDewatering/demulsification with chemical meansDewatering/demulsification with mechanical meansLiquid waterEnvironmental engineering

The invention relates to injecting steam into crude oil to remove salt by transferring the salt into the steam while also adding liquid water to the crude oil to remove salt. Steam transfers salt via a different transfer mechanism then salt transfers to water and the steam is permitted to fully condense before any high shear mixing of conventional water injection systems is imposed on the steam bubbles. The salty water from condensed steam along with the crude oil has liquid water added in two further steps each followed by high shear mixing to further reduce salt content of the crude oil as much as practical.

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Owner:PHILLIPS 66 CO

Processing of oil by steam addition

ActiveUS10215006B1Reduce electrical energy consumptionLow viscosityDewatering/demulsification with chemical meansFluid removalReclaimed waterEngineering

Salt is removed from crude oil by exposing the salt bearing crude to successive stages of water injection and steam injection where the water injection includes high shear and the stream injection does not include high shear applied to the steam bubbles. The steam is seen to transfer salt from the crude via a different transfer mechanism and therefore doesn't require the high shear mixing of conventional water injection systems.

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Owner:PHILLIPS 66 CO

Processing of oil by steam addition

ActiveUS10308882B1Low viscosityReduce energy consumptionDewatering/demulsification with chemical meansDewatering/demulsification with mechanical meansProcess engineeringTransfer mechanism

The invention relates to injecting steam into crude oil in two separate desalting steps to remove salt by transferring the salt into the condensed water from the steam and gravity separating the water from the crude oil. Steam transfers salt from crude oil via a different transfer mechanism. In the invention, salt is also removed via an intermediate step of adding water with harshly mixing the added water with the crude oil between the gravity separation of the first steam desalting step and before steam is added in the second step.

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Owner:PHILLIPS 66 CO

Processing of oil by steam addition

ActiveUS10280374B1Reduce electrical energy consumptionLow viscosityDewatering/demulsification with chemical meansDewatering/demulsification with mechanical meansTransfer mechanismPetroleum engineering

The invention relates to injecting steam into crude oil via a hydrocyclone to remove salt by transferring the salt into the condensed water from the steam. Steam transfers salt from crude oil via a different transfer mechanism and the water is separated from the crude oil leaving desalted crude oil for refining.

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Owner:PHILLIPS 66 CO

Processing of oil by steam addition

ActiveUS20190153835A1Reduce electrical energy consumptionLow viscosityDewatering/demulsification with chemical meansFluid removalEnvironmental engineeringTransfer mechanism

The invention relates to injecting steam into crude oil for several benefits, primarily of which is to remove salt by transferring the salt into the condensed water from the steam. Steam transfers salt via a different transfer mechanism and therefore doesn't require the high shear mixing of conventional water injection systems. As such, steam injection through a variety of procedures, is more efficient at gathering salt into water that itself is easier to remove from the crude oil.

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Owner:PHILLIPS 66 CO

Processing of oil by steam addition

ActiveUS10273418B1Low viscosityReduce energy consumptionDewatering/demulsification with chemical meansDewatering/demulsification with mechanical meansEngineeringGravity separation

The invention relates to removing salt from crude oil via two steps of adding water with harsh mixing of the added water with the crude oil and gravity separating the salty water between steps where the process additionally includes a step of injecting steam into the crude oil after the first of the two water adding and harsh mixing desalting steps, but upstream of the gravity separation of the first step. The steam separates salt by transferring the salt into the condensed water from the steam.

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Owner:PHILLIPS 66 CO

Processing of oil by steam addition

ActiveUS10294429B1Reduce energy consumptionLower viscosityDewatering/demulsification with chemical meansDewatering/demulsification with mechanical meansTransfer mechanismCondensed water

The invention relates to injecting steam into crude oil in two separate desalting steps to remove salt by transferring the salt into the condensed water from the steam and gravity separating the water from the crude oil. Steam transfers salt from crude oil via a different transfer mechanism and therefore doesn't require the high shear mixing of conventional water injection systems. In the invention, salt is also removed via an intermediate step of adding water with harshly mixing the added water with the crude oil.

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Owner:PHILLIPS 66 CO

Processing of oil by steam addition

ActiveUS10202832B1Reduce electrical energy consumptionLow viscosityDewatering/demulsification with chemical meansFluid removalEnvironmental engineeringTransfer mechanism

The invention relates to injecting steam into crude oil for several benefits, primarily of which is to remove salt by transferring the salt into the condensed water from the steam. Steam transfers salt via a different transfer mechanism and therefore doesn't require the high shear mixing of conventional water injection systems. As such, steam injection through a variety of procedures, is more efficient at gathering salt into water that itself is easier to remove from the crude oil.

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Owner:PHILLIPS 66 CO

Processing of oil by steam addition

ActiveUS10260326B1Reduce electrical energy consumptionLow viscosityDewatering/demulsification with chemical meansFluid removalEnvironmental engineeringTransfer mechanism

The invention relates to injecting steam into crude oil for several benefits, primarily of which is to remove salt by transferring the salt into the condensed water from the steam. Steam transfers salt via a different transfer mechanism and therefore doesn't require the high shear mixing of conventional water injection systems. As such, steam injection through a variety of procedures, is more efficient at gathering salt into water that itself is easier to remove from the crude oil.

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Owner:PHILLIPS 66 CO

Processing of oil by steam addition

ActiveUS20190153837A1Low viscosityReduce energy consumptionDewatering/demulsification with chemical meansDewatering/demulsification with mechanical meansProcess engineeringTransfer mechanism

The invention relates to injecting steam into crude oil in two separate desalting steps to remove salt by transferring the salt into the condensed water from the steam and gravity separating the water from the crude oil. Steam transfers salt from crude oil via a different transfer mechanism. In the invention, salt is also removed via an intermediate step of adding water with harshly mixing the added water with the crude oil between the gravity separation of the first steam desalting step and before steam is added in the second step.

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Owner:PHILLIPS 66 CO

Processing of oil by steam addition

ActiveUS10190061B1Electric energy consumption can be reducedReduce viscosityDewatering/demulsification with chemical meansDewatering/demulsification with mechanical meansTransfer mechanismCondensed water

The invention relates to injecting steam into crude oil for several benefits, primarily of which is to remove salt by transferring the salt into the condensed water from the steam. Steam transfers salt via a different transfer mechanism and therefore doesn't require the high shear mixing of conventional water injection systems. As such, steam injection through a variety of procedures, is more efficient at gathering salt into water that itself is easier to remove from the crude oil.

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Owner:PHILLIPS 66 CO

Processing of oil by steam addition

ActiveUS20190153836A1Low viscosityReduce energy consumptionDewatering/demulsification with chemical meansDewatering/demulsification with mechanical meansEnvironmental engineeringTransfer mechanism

The invention relates to injecting steam into crude oil in two separate desalting steps to remove salt by transferring the salt into the condensed water from the steam and gravity separating the water from the crude oil. Steam transfers salt from crude oil via a different transfer mechanism and therefore doesn't require the high shear mixing of conventional water injection systems. In the invention, salt is also removed via an intermediate step of adding water with harshly mixing the added water with the crude oil.

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Owner:PHILLIPS 66 CO

Processing of oil by steam addition

ActiveUS10180052B1Low viscosityReduce energy consumptionDewatering/demulsification with chemical meansLiquid separation by electricityEnvironmental engineeringTransfer mechanism

The invention relates to injecting steam into crude oil for several benefits, primarily of which is to remove salt by transferring the salt into the condensed water from the steam. Steam transfers salt via a different transfer mechanism and therefore doesn't require the high shear mixing of conventional water injection systems. As such, steam injection through a variety of procedures, is more efficient at gathering salt into water that itself is easier to remove from the crude oil.