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Back pressure-matched, integrated, environmental-remediation apparatus and method

US8425666B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Purestream Technology, LLC · US

Inventors

J. Clair Batty · North Logan, US
Craig E. Cox · Fruit Heights, US
David A. Bell · Stafford, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 14, 2010
Grant date	Apr 23, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 22, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02W10/37
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Production brines are used to scrub a horizontal stack receiving exhaust from an energy source, controlling, reducing, or both noxious chemicals. Mutual remediation of flows from petroleous production cool and scrub exhausts from flares burning waste hydrocarbons, heaters lowering viscosity of crude oil, engines driving oil pumps or natural gas compressors, and the like. Resulting evaporation of production brines results in distilled water, more concentrated brines to reduce hauling, or, optionally, dehydrated dry waste minerals from the brines. Year-round operation of brine evaporation ponds is facilitated, and may be another source of process pre-heating.

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