Enhanced hydrogen generation from sonication of SI+ mixtures for artificial lift
AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorsAbdulaziz S. Al-Qasim, Danna A. Khattab, Pramod Patil, Ali A. Yousef
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Abstract
Systems and methods for generating hydrogen are provided. The system includes a silica generator configured to generate an injection fluid comprising silica particles, an injection apparatus configured to inject the silica injection fluid into a target zone of an injection well, and a sonicator configured to transmit sound waves to the target zone of the injection well. The method includes generating an injection fluid comprising silica particles, injecting the injection fluid into the target zone of the injection well, and sonicating the target zone of the injection well, thereby generating hydrogen.
Claims16
A system comprising:
- a silica generator configured to generate an injection fluid comprising silica particles;
- an injection apparatus in fluid communication with the silica generator and configured to inject the silica injection fluid into a target zone of an injection well, wherein the injection apparatus further comprises a pressure gauge configured to measure a pressure within the target zone of the injection well;
- and
- a sonicator configured to transmit sound waves to the target zone of the injection well,
- wherein the sonicator is configured to activate when the pressure measurement is greater than or equal to an activation threshold, and
- wherein the sonication is configured to deactivate when the pressure measurement is less than or equal to a deactivation threshold.
A method comprising:
- generating an injection fluid comprising silica particles;
- injecting the injection fluid into a target zone of an injection well;
- measuring a pressure in the target zone of the injection well using a pressure gauge;
- and
- sonicating the target zone of the injection well, thereby generating hydrogen,
- wherein sonication is activated when the pressure measurement is greater than or equal to an activation threshold, and
- wherein sonication is deactivated when the pressure measurement is less than or equal to a deactivation threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.