Looking for breakthrough ideas for innovation challenges? Try Patsnap Eureka!

Process For Treatment Of Produced Water

A technology for producing water and mechanical methods, applied in separation methods, mining wastewater treatment, water/sewage treatment, etc., can solve problems such as inability to handle processes and abnormality, and achieve cost-effective, small capacity, cost- and energy-saving effects.

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-04-25
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
View PDF1 Cites 4 Cited by
  • Summary
  • Abstract
  • Description
  • Claims
  • Application Information

AI Technical Summary

Problems solved by technology

The problem with silica is that when this water is used to generate steam, such as in boilers, the concentration of silica must be controlled
[0010] In practice, operations as described above for deoiling often fail to handle process upsets

Method used

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
View more

Image

Smart Image Click on the blue labels to locate them in the text.
Viewing Examples
Smart Image
  • Process For Treatment Of Produced Water
  • Process For Treatment Of Produced Water
  • Process For Treatment Of Produced Water

Examples

Experimental program
Comparison scheme
Effect test

Embodiment Construction

[0018] Unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, the singular forms "a" and "the" include plural discussed objects.

[0019] The modifier "about" used in connection with a quantity is inclusive of the stated value and has the meaning dictated by the context (eg, includes the degree of deviation associated with measurement of the particular quantity).

[0020] "Optional" or "optionally" means that the subsequently described event or circumstance may or may not occur, or that the subsequently identified substance may not be present or may be present, and that the description includes Situations where the substance is present and situations where the time or situation does not occur or where the substance is not present.

[0021] A method of treating produced water in heavy oil production is disclosed comprising: providing an oil / water mixture collected from an oil / water collection well, whereby oil is separated from the oil / water mixture to provide an oil product and contai...

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

PUM

No PUM Login to View More

Abstract

A process for treating produced water in heavy oil production comprises, providing an oil / water mixture gathered from an oil / water collection well, whereby oil from said oil / water mixture is separated to provide an oil product and a produced water product containing oil, dissolved gases and dissolved solutes. Said produced water product is then deoiled, and the deoiled water subsequently passes though a membrane system, resulting in permeate water and reject. The resulting permeate water is sent on to a boiler system for production of steam, and the reject is introduced into an evaporator to result in distillate water and blow down. Thereafter, the blow down may be charged into zero liquid discharge treatment; and the distillate water added to the membrane permeate.

Description

field of invention [0001] The present invention relates to a method of preconcentrating produced water, particularly water produced during bitumen recovery in tar or oil sands. Background of the invention [0002] In some geological formations, such as those known as oil sands or tar sands, steam is used to recover heavy oil in these formations. Steam is injected into heavy oil-bearing formations to heat the heavy oil or bitumen, making it more viscous and allowing the oil and water mixture to collect and be pumped to the surface. The steam that condenses into water and mixes with the oil, and is subsequently separated from the oil is called produced water. In new wells, the ratio of water to oil is about 3:1. As the well ages, the water to oil ratio changes and can be as high as 7:1. In some cases, the oil is separated from the produced water, which is recycled for reuse in generating steam for reinjection into the well formation. [0003] Processing produced water to t...

Claims

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

Application Information

Patent Timeline
no application Login to View More
Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): C02F9/00C09K8/592C02F1/08C02F1/28C02F1/40C02F1/44C02F101/32C02F103/10
CPCC02F9/00C02F1/28C02F1/40C02F1/08C02F2103/10C02F1/441C02F2101/32C02F1/44
Inventor D·M·波利佐蒂G·辛
Owner GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
Who we serve
  • R&D Engineer
  • R&D Manager
  • IP Professional
Why Patsnap Eureka
  • Industry Leading Data Capabilities
  • Powerful AI technology
  • Patent DNA Extraction
Social media
Patsnap Eureka Blog
Learn More
PatSnap group products

Browse by: Latest US Patents, China's latest patents, Technical Efficacy Thesaurus, Application Domain, Technology Topic, Popular Technical Reports.

© 2024 PatSnap. All rights reserved.Legal|Privacy policy|Modern Slavery Act Transparency Statement|Sitemap|About US| Contact US: help@patsnap.com