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US 11,346,072 B2Granted
Flow barrier to prevent infiltration of wastewater from wastewater disposal ponds
AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorsRaed Alouhali, Omar Shaiji, Md Amanullah, Mohammad Alotaibi, Mohammad Saud Al-Badran
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Abstract
A flow barrier for wastewater disposal ponds or pits used in oil and gas operations. The flow barrier includes a flake component, a fiber component, and a granular component. The disposal pond flow barrier may prevent the infiltration or leakage of aqueous fluids from the wastewater disposal ponds into the surrounding environment and ecosystems. A process for manufacturing and using the flow barrier in a wastewater disposal pond is also provided.
Claims11
A method for reducing or preventing infiltration of wastewater from a disposal pond, comprising:
- applying a layer of a flow barrier composition to a bottom of the disposal pond, the flow barrier composition comprising:
- a flake component comprising a plurality of mica flakes, a plurality of cellophane flakes, or a combination thereof;
- a fiber component comprising a plurality of cellulose fibers, a plurality of date tree fibers, or a combination thereof, wherein the plurality of date tree fibers comprises fibers formed from date tree trunks;
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- a granular component comprising a plurality of ground nut hulls, a plurality of ground date tree seeds, or a combination thereof;
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- compacting the flow barrier to a thickness after applying the layer of a flow barrier composition to the bottom of the disposal pond.
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