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US 5,741,758 AGranted
Method for controlling gas hydrates in fluid mixtures
AssigneeBJ Services Company, U.S.A.
InventorMarek K. Pakulski
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Abstract
A method for controlling the formation of gas hydrate crystals in a fluid mixture by admixing with said fluid mixture a polyoxyalkylenediamine in an amount effective to prevent and/or inhibit crystal growth.
Claims7
A method for controlling the formation of gas hydrate crystals in a gaseous fluid mixture susceptible to gas hydrate formation, comprising:
- admixing with said fluid mixture an effective for controlling the formation of gas hydrates of at least one additive having the general formula:
- ##STR6## wherein x=1-4, R.sub.1 is an alkyl group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms and wherein b+f+g is 3 to 30 and n is 2 to 3.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.