Gas Hydrate Inhibitors and Method of Use Thereof
AssigneeRk-Innovations Oy
InventorJamie L. Roush
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a gas hydrate inhibitor that includes from 1 to 99% by weight of an alcohol, from 1 to 99% by weight of a polyol, from 0.01 to 2.0% by weight of an organic acid, and from 1 to 99% by weight of water. The gas hydrate inhibitor is useful in preventing and/or removing hydrates in a fluid to ensure a continuous flow of the fluid.
Claims20
A gas hydrate inhibitor comprising from 1 to 99% by weight of an alcohol, from 1 to 99% by weight of a polyol, from 0.01 to 2.0% by weight of an organic acid, and from 1 to 99% by weight of water.
A method for controlling gas hydrate formation and plugging in a gas hydrate forming fluid, said method comprising:
- combining a gas hydrate inhibitor with the hydrate forming fluid present in crude oil, condensate, and/or gas systems containing water;
- wherein said gas hydrate inhibitor comprises from 1 to 99% by weight of an alcohol, from 1 to 99% by weight of a polyol, from 0.01 to 2.0% by weight of an organic acid, and from 1 to 99% by weight of water;
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- wherein the amount of gas hydrate inhibitor is sufficient to reduce and/or eliminate the formation of hydrates during the flow of said hydrocarbons compared to hydrate formation if the gas hydrate inhibitor had not been combined with said hydrocarbon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.