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US 11,377,583 B2Granted
Alkenyl succinimides and use as natural gas hydrate inhibitors
AssigneeChampionX USA Inc.
InventorsJeremy Wayne Bartels, Jeffrey Michael Servesko, Kousik Kundu, Boyd Anthony Laurent, David Field Tarverdi, Prakasa Rao Anantaneni, Jeremy Moloney
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Abstract
Disclosed are succinimide-based compounds used in compositions and methods for inhibiting natural gas hydrate agglomerates. The succinimide-based compounds are reaction products of an alkenyl succinic anhydride and an amine or amine alcohol.
Claims14
A composition comprising succinimide-based compounds having the general formula:
- wherein R1 is a ring structure linking to R2,
- wherein R2 is a ring structure linking to R1, and
- wherein, R3 is an alkyl or alkenyl chain or ring, saturated or unsaturated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.