Wells – Processes – Separating material entering well
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-19
2006-12-19
Suchfield, George (Department: 3676)
Wells
Processes
Separating material entering well
C166S267000, C166S272300, C166S303000, C159S024100, C159S045000, C159S047100, C159S901000, C203S010000, C203S026000, C203S048000, C203S098000, C203SDIG016, C210S664000, C210S669000, C210S747300, C210S805000, C210S806000, C405S129350, C588S250000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07150320
ABSTRACT:
A process for treating produced water to generate high pressure steam. Produced water from heavy oil recovery operations is treated by first removing oil and grease. If necessary, the pH is then adjusted, normally downward, releasing at least some carbonate alkalinity as free carbon dioxide. Pretreated produced water is then fed to an evaporator. Up to 95% or more of the pretreated produced water stream is evaporated to produce (1) a distillate having a trace amount of residual solutes therein, and (2) evaporator blowdown containing substantially all solutes from the produced water feed. The distillate may be directly used, or polished to remove the trace residual solutes before being fed to a steam generator. Steam generation in a packaged boiler, such as a water tube boiler having a steam drum and a mud drum with water cooled combustion chamber walls, produces 100% quality high pressure steam for down-hole use.
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GE Ionics, Inc.
Goodloe, Jr. R. Reams
Suchfield George
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