DISPOSAL OF CONTAMINATED WATER
    85.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20250034000A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-30

    申请号:US18784381

    申请日:2024-07-25

    Abstract: The rate of evaporation in an evaporation pond containing contaminated produced or process water from a hydrocarbon production operation is increased by pumping water from just beneath the surface of the pond through a pipe extending around the periphery of the pond. The water is dispensed around the periphery of the pond from ports in the pipe and then trickles down into the pond water. The pond has a black plastic lining, with a border region that is not submerged. The water from the pipe trickles down across the un-submerged black lining that is at an elevated temperature due to radiative solar heating, and energy is thereby imparted to the water to increase the rate of evaporation.

    LATE LIFE STEAM DRIVE AND GAS STRATEGY

    公开(公告)号:US20250027395A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-23

    申请号:US18748233

    申请日:2024-06-20

    Abstract: A method for producing heavy oil, the method including producing oil by SAGD or a SAGD variant in an array of wellpairs until an SOR increases, then shutting in every other injector and injecting steam plus noncondensable gas (NCG) in the remaining injectors and producing oil from all producers. The method reduced steam usage by at least 40% or even at least 50% in the later stages of the well, without comprising oil production.

    Oil well stuffing box
    87.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12203332B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-21

    申请号:US18138358

    申请日:2023-04-24

    Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provide apparatus and techniques for providing a seal for a polished rod. One example apparatus is a stuffing box. The stuffing box generally includes: a first flange configured to surround a polished rod; a second flange configured to surround the polished rod; a seal package disposed between the first flange and the second flang, the seal package being configured to surround and connect to the polished rod; and a flexible membrane surrounding the seal package, the flexible membrane being connected to at least a portion of the seal package.

    MATRIX BYPASS EVENT PRODUCTION FORECAST DERATION TOOL

    公开(公告)号:US20240410266A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-12

    申请号:US18736058

    申请日:2024-06-06

    Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure provide a new process (tool) to predict the production effects from MBEs. This tool can be based on an extensive study which risked the likelihood of MBE occurrence for patterns grouped by sand and completion type. In one aspect, a method includes determining a risk of Matrix Bypass Event (MBE) occurrence for a given sand type; assigning an MBE status to the given sand type based on the risk of MBE occurrence; and predicting an effect of the MBE status for the given sand type on production in a target production well.

    ESP SHIELDING VIA TOE-DOMINANT SOLVENT INJECTION

    公开(公告)号:US20240401451A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-05

    申请号:US18675903

    申请日:2024-05-28

    Abstract: A method for producing heavy oil using solvent injection without gas interference at the electric submersible pump (ESP), the method including completing the injection well with two or more injector tubings, at a heel and toe, and optionally therebetween. Ideally, when gas locking of the ESP is detected, the operator switches to toe dominant injections, mitigating the gas locking problem, and producing oil at a faster rate than possible with evenly distributed injections.

    Pressure sensing plug for wellhead/Xmas tree

    公开(公告)号:US12140017B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-12

    申请号:US17199076

    申请日:2021-03-11

    Abstract: Pressure sensing plugs are used to check pressure in various void or cavities of a wellhead or Xmas tree of an active hydrocarbon well. Pressure sensing plugs (51) are provided at various points in the wellhead or Xmas tree (50). Each plug incudes a pressure transducer (39) and associated electronics allowing the pressure to be read by a hand held reader device. Alternatively, the plugs may include a radio transmitter for transmitting sensed data to a monitoring system via a wifi network or similar to a central control room on a hydrocarbon producing platform. In this way, the pressure at the various points in the wellhead/Xmas tree may be checked without exposing the cavity or void.

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