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Installation for enhanced oil recovery using water soluble polymers, method for implementing same

US7762340B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 10, 2008
Grant dateJul 27, 2010
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Expiry dateNov 18, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B43/2607
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Installation for enhanced oil recovery comprising in succession: a polymer storage hopper, a grinding device, a dissolution/maturation tank for the dispersed polymer, and a pump for transferring pressurized polymer solution in the pipeline conveying the injection water for introducing the mixture of polymer and injection water into a well. The grinding device has a chamber for grinding and draining the dispersed polymer comprising a rotor and a stator, and on all or part of the periphery of the chamber, a ring fed by a secondary water circuit. The ring communicates with the chamber for spraying of pressurized water on the blades of the stator. A method implementing the installation is also provided.

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