Articles comprising a surface spreading agent, oilfield water storage systems employing the same, and methods of managing the oilfield water storage systems
US10370829B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 7, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02W10/37
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Articles including a surface spreading agent, oilfield water storage systems that employ the articles, and methods of managing an oilfield water storage system are provided herein. In an embodiment, an article includes a film-forming composition and a densifying agent. The film-forming composition includes a surface spreading agent present in an amount of at least 5 weight %, based on the total weight of the film-forming composition. The densifying agent has a higher density than water and the surface spreading agent. The film-forming composition is packaged in an impervious material.
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