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US 2021/0261848 A1Published application
Methods of recycling oil from a direct phase emulsion
AssigneeM-I L.L.C.
InventorsHui Zhang, Jeremy Smith, Xia Wei, Weiqing Huang, Steven Philip Young
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Abstract
A method of recycling a direct emulsion wellbore fluid may include disrupting a direct emulsion comprising an aqueous external phase and an oleaginous internal phase, wherein the direct emulsion is stabilized by a surfactant composition; and separating the aqueous phase and the oleaginous phase.
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A method of recycling a direct emulsion wellbore fluid, the method comprising:
- disrupting a direct emulsion comprising an aqueous external phase and an oleaginous internal phase, wherein the direct emulsion is stabilized by a surfactant composition;
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- separating the aqueous phase and the oleaginous phase.
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