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US 11,629,081 B2Granted
Water treatment for removing oxidation agents
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsJim Basuki Surjaatmadja, Tim Holiman Hunter
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Abstract
A water treatment apparatus, system and method including introducing an aqueous fluid into a chamber, the aqueous fluid having a pH below 7 and having an oxidizing agent. Contacting, within the chamber, the aqueous fluid with a corrodible sacrificial material which oxidizes in the presence of the oxidizing agent also reducing the oxidizing agent. Thereafter, adjusting, subsequent contacting the corroding particulate, the pH of the aqueous fluid to above 7.
Claims16
A water treatment method comprising:
- drawing out an aqueous fluid from a wellbore;
- treating the aqueous fluid with an oxidizing agent;
- introducing a sacrificial material into a chamber;
- introducing the aqueous fluid into the chamber, the aqueous fluid comprising an oxidizing agent;
- agitating the sacrificial material in the chamber, wherein a blade rotatably admixes the sacrificial material;
- contacting, within the chamber, the aqueous fluid with the sacrificial material which reduces the oxidizing agent;
- composing a fracturing fluid using the aqueous fluid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.