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US 11,447,705 B2Granted
Means and methods for managing ammonia, amine and normal salt fouling in oil production and refining
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsRonald Oliver Bosch, Richard Wayne Saulnier, Charles Richard Crow, Russell Cody Strong, Jr.
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Abstract
Methods for use in treating hydrocarbon streams are provided. The methods of the present disclosure include; introducing one or more alcohols into a hydrocarbon stream that includes one or more hydrolyzable chloride compounds; allowing the one or more alcohols to interact with, the one or more hydrolyzable chloride compounds; and increasing: one of a solubility value or a dispersancy value of at least a portion of the hydrolyzable chloride compounds in the hydrocarbon steam.
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A method comprising:
- introducing one or more alcohols into a hydrocarbon stream that comprises one or more chloride salts of alkali or alkali earth metals;
- allowing the one or more alcohols to interact with the one or more chloride salts;
- and
- increasing one of a solubility value or a dispersancy value of at least a portion of the one or more chloride salts in the hydrocarbon steam.
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A method comprising:
- introducing a treatment fluid comprising one or more alcohols into a wellbore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation;
- allowing the treatment fluid, to contact a hydrocarbon stream that comprises one or more chloride salts of alkali or alkali earth metals;
- and
- increasing one of a solubility value or a dispersancy value of at least a portion of the one or more chloride salts in the hydrocarbon steam.
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A method comprising:
- introducing one or more alcohols and one or more salt control additives into a hydrocarbon stream that comprises one or more hydrolyzable chloride compounds, wherein the one or more salt control additives is selected from the group consisting of:
- a quaternized ammonia salt, a quaternized amine, any analogue thereof, any polymer thereof, and any combination thereof;
- allowing the one or more alcohols to interact with the one or more hydrolyzable chloride compounds;
- and
- increasing one of a solubility value or a dispersancy value of at least a portion of the hydrolyzable chloride compounds in the hydrocarbon steam.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.