Liquid purification or separation – Processes – Chemical treatment
Patent
1997-05-06
2000-06-13
Simmons, David A.
Liquid purification or separation
Processes
Chemical treatment
175 48, 175 64, 175 66, 73 6143, B01D 1700, C09K 706
Patent
active
060745630
ABSTRACT:
Calcium oxide (C.sub.a O--Hot Lime--Processed Lime) is added to a Hydrocarbon Based Fluid (Crude Oil--Refined Oil--Diesel Fuel--Mineral Oil--etc.) used as a drilling fluid to drill bore holes (Oil and Gas Wells--Mine Shafts--etc.) to react with any water (H.sub.2 O) present to generate a water free fluid. Several advantages result from accomplishing the water removal process including higher drilling rates, lower fluid preparation and maintenance costs, lower drilling fluid pumping costs, improved solids removal from the drilling fluid at the surface, improved bore hole conditions and improved environmental cleanup of the drill solids waste.
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Iverach Garth
Sicotte Paul
Diversity Technologies Corp.
P.G.S Holdings Ltd
Prince Fred
Simmons David A.
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