Conserving components of fluids
AssigneeTotal Separation Solutions, LLC
InventorsKevin Smith, Robert Sloan, Harry Smith
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Abstract
A cavitation device is used to heat, concentrate and recycle or otherwise reuse dilute and other oil well fluids, brines and muds, and solution mining fluids, all of which commonly contain ingredients worthy of conservation. The cavitation device can be powered by a Diesel engine whose exhaust may be used to heat the incoming fluid, and the product of the cavitation device is directed to a flash tank.
Claims21
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Method of conserving components of a used oil well fluid containing oil well fluid components comprising (a) concentrating said used oil well fluid by passing said used oil well fluid through a cavitation device to obtain a concentrated oil well fluid containing oil well fluid components in concentrations higher than said used oil well fluid, and (b) using said concentrated oil well fluid as a source of oil well fluid components for a new oil well fluid.
Method of processing a used oil well fluid comprising (a) optionally filtering said used oil well fluid, (b) passing said used oil well fluid through a heat exchanger to increase its temperature utilizing waste heat from an engine, (c) powering a cavitation device with said engine, (d) passing said oil well fluid through said cavitation device to further increase the temperature thereof, (e) passing said used oil well fluid into a flash tank to separate steam and vapor from said used oil well fluid and to obtain a concentrated fluid, (f) removing at least a portion of said concentrated fluid from said flash tank, and reusing said at least a portion of said concentrated fluid in an oil well.
Method of reducing the water content of a used oil well fluid comprising heating said oil well fluid in a cavitation device and removing vapor or steam from said oil well fluid so heated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.