Conserving components of fluids
AssigneeTotal Separation Solutions, LLC
InventorsKevin W. Smith, Robert L. Sloan
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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 is 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.
Claims17
Method of conserving components of a used oil well fluid containing oil well fluid components comprising (a) concentrating said oil well fluid by passing said 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, (b) adjusting the composition of said concentrated oil well fluid by adding at least one moiety of at least one component of said concentrated oil well fluid to increase the concentration thereof in said concentrated oil well fluid, and (c) reusing the concentrated oil well fluid so adjusted.
Method of conserving components of a used oil well fluid containing oil well fluid components comprising (a) concentrating said oil well fluid by passing said 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, (b) filtering the composition of said concentrated oil well fluid, and (c) reusing the concentrated oil well fluid.
Method of processing a used oil well fluid comprising optionally filtering said used oil well fluid, passing said used oil well fluid through a heat exchanger utilizing heat from the exhaust of a Diesel engine, powering a cavitation device with said Diesel engine, passing said oil well fluid through said cavitation device to increase the temperature thereof, recycling at least some of said used oil well fluid through said cavitation device to further increase the temperature of said used oil well fluid, 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, 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.
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