Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods for separating oil and/or gas mixtures
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Application No.: US14920253Application Date: 2015-10-22
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Publication No.: US09777566B2Publication Date: 2017-10-03
- Inventor: Andreas Nicholas Matzakos
- Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANY
- Current Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Main IPC: E21B43/34
- IPC: E21B43/34 ; E21B43/16 ; C09K8/58 ; C10G1/00 ; C10G1/04 ; E21B43/20

Abstract:
A method for producing oil, comprising injecting water and a solvent into a formation; producing a mixture comprising water, solvent, oil, and gas from the formation; separating the mixture into a first stream comprising oil, water, and a first portion of the solvent, and a second stream comprising gas and a second portion of the solvent, and exposing the second stream to water to remove the second portion of the solvent from the gas.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160040521A1 METHODS FOR SEPARATING OIL AND/OR GAS MIXTURES Public/Granted day:2016-02-11
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