Aqueous Solution For Managing Microbes In Oil And Gas Production And Method For Their Production
OwnerStuart A. Emmonsinventor
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This invention relates to compositions for the management and treatment of water used for the production of oil and gas products comprising an electro-chemically activated, cation or anion-containing aqueous solution (catholyte or anolyte), and to a system and process for their production. A plant is described for treating water used for petroleum production and products including a water reservoir (15), a salt feed device (19) for creating an aqueous salt solution, an electrolysis device (21) to produce anolyte and catholyte solutions, an anolyte tank (31), a cation tank (32) and an anion holding/transport container (33) from which solution is injected into a petroleum processing, petroleum production enhancement or petroleum product application.
An electrolyzed water solution including anolyte from a salt containing water characterized as containing from about 250 to about 700 ppm free available chlorine (FAC) hypochlorous acid in aqueous solution at 850+ mV oxidation reduction potential (ORP) and at a ph of about 5.5 to about 7.5, and catholyte containing cleaning and surfactant properties in aqueous solution at about −600 to about −900 mV ORP and at a pH of from about 10.5 to about 12.0 produced in accordance with the following method steps:
A method of treating a well for producing, or enhancing the production of, petroleum hydrocarbons with an electrolyzed water solution of anolyte from salt water containing from about 250 to about 700 ppm FAC hypochlorous acid in aqueous solution wherein said electrolyzed water solution is contacted with desired areas in said well by introducing an effective amount of the electrolyzed water solution for reducing the presence of unwanted microorganisms to an acceptable level.
A method of treating water used for producing, or enhancing the production of, petroleum hydrocarbons, with an electrolyzed water solution of catholyte from salt water which contains catholyte as a surfactant in aqueous solution in a sufficient amount so that an acceptable level of reduction in the surface tension of the water being treated is achieved.
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