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公开(公告)号:US20230175387A1
公开(公告)日:2023-06-08
申请号:US18077630
申请日:2022-12-08
Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Inventor: Wei Wang , Wei Wei , Chao Yan , Wade H. Williams , Gregory A. Winslow , Alicia Sanchez , Sam Kidd , Clinton C. Terry , Baosheng Liang , Soong Hay Tam , Amos Sunghyun Kim
CPC classification number: E21B47/006 , E21B43/27
Abstract: A method for evaluating a chemical treatment at a subsurface for improved well performance may include obtaining information about a post-reaction fluid that results from a fluid flowing through a testing vessel for a period of time, where the testing vessel comprises a plurality of materials, where the plurality of materials is designed to be representative of the subsurface, and where the plurality of materials comprises rock and proppant. The method may also include performing, using the information, a compatibility test on the post-reaction fluid and the plurality of materials after the period of time. The method may further include evaluating, after performing the compatibility test, an effect of the post-reaction fluid on the plurality of materials.
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公开(公告)号:US20240027643A1
公开(公告)日:2024-01-25
申请号:US18358203
申请日:2023-07-25
Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
IPC: G01V1/50
CPC classification number: G01V1/50 , G01V2210/6169
Abstract: A method for identifying an unidentified subterranean sample may include comparing values for a subset of fluid chemistry parameters associated with the unidentified subterranean sample to values of corresponding fluid chemistry parameters associated with a plurality of identified subterranean samples. The method may also include determining, based on comparing the values for the subset of fluid chemistry parameters associated with the unidentified subterranean sample to the values of the corresponding fluid chemistry parameters associated with the plurality of identified subterranean samples, an estimated value for a target parameter associated with the unidentified subterranean sample. The method may further include recategorizing the unidentified subterranean sample as being among the plurality of identified subterranean samples based on the estimated value for the target parameter.
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公开(公告)号:US20230235646A1
公开(公告)日:2023-07-27
申请号:US18100775
申请日:2023-01-24
Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Inventor: Wei Wang , Wei Wei , Chao Yan , Gregory A. Winslow , Lauren N. DeVoe , Baosheng Liang
Abstract: A method for evaluating and optimizing scale management at a subsurface for improved well performance may include performing multiple first tests, where each first test combines a first fluid with a second fluid, wherein the first fluid comprises a concentration of a scale inhibitor and a chemistry of additional fluid components. The method may also include identifying an optimal mixture of the first fluid among the first tests, where the optimal mixture comprises a minimum concentration of the scale inhibitor that reduces scale deposition. The method may further include performing a second test that combines the first fluid with the scale inhibitor, the second fluid, and rock. The method may also include evaluating a concentration of the scale inhibitor in aqueous phase after a period of time after initiating the second test. The method may further include identifying a target fluid for use in a field operation at the subsurface.
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公开(公告)号:US20230135692A1
公开(公告)日:2023-05-04
申请号:US17976171
申请日:2022-10-28
Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Inventor: Wei Wang , Wei Wei , Chao Yan , Gregory A. Winslow , Xinghui Liu , Oya Aysen Karazincir
IPC: G01N15/06
Abstract: A method for evaluating a fluid to reduce a deposition of a solid within a fractured subterranean formation may include obtaining information about materials inside of a testing vessel, where the materials are designed to be representative of the fractured subterranean formation. The method may also include providing a fluid that flows through the materials inside the testing vessel for a period of time, where the testing vessel is subjected to conditions designed to be representative of downhole conditions of the fractured subterranean formation. The method may also include evaluating the material to characterize the deposition of the solid on at least some of the materials after the period of time.
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公开(公告)号:US09598648B2
公开(公告)日:2017-03-21
申请号:US14923514
申请日:2015-10-27
Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Inventor: Dennis John O'Rear , Wei Wang , Nga Malekzadeh
IPC: C10G25/00 , C10G25/02 , C10G25/03 , C10G25/05 , C10G29/02 , C10G25/12 , C10G25/06 , C10G29/20 , C10G29/26 , C10G57/00
CPC classification number: C10G29/02 , C10G25/003 , C10G25/05 , C10G25/06 , C10G25/12 , C10G27/02 , C10G29/20 , C10G29/26 , C10G53/08 , C10G57/00 , C10G2300/205
Abstract: A process for removing non-volatile, particulate mercury from crudes and condensates is disclosed. Particulate mercury in crudes can be removed by a process of first adding a halogen, such as I2. The halogen converts at least 10% of the particulate mercury into an oil-soluble mercury compound that cannot be removed by filtration or centrifugation. This oil-soluble mercury compound can then be removed by adsorption onto a solid adsorbent. The process can operate at near ambient conditions. The adsorption step can be carried out by mixing a particulate adsorbent in the halogen-treated crude and then removing it by centrifugation, desalting, filtration, hydrocyclone or by settling.
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公开(公告)号:US20160332108A1
公开(公告)日:2016-11-17
申请号:US15155842
申请日:2016-05-16
Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Inventor: Dennis John O'Rear , Wei Wang
IPC: B01D53/14
CPC classification number: B01D53/1493 , B01D53/1406 , B01D53/1425 , B01D53/64 , B01D53/78 , B01D53/96 , B01D2251/108 , B01D2251/50 , B01D2252/20 , B01D2252/202 , B01D2252/205 , B01D2252/40 , B01D2256/245 , B01D2257/602 , B01D2258/0283 , C10L3/101
Abstract: Elemental mercury is removed from a gas by contacting it with a halogen dissolved in an organic solvent. The mercury accumulates in the organic solvent and can be removed by extraction with an aqueous solution with a complexing agent, by adsorption, and by combinations. The absorption process can also operate by use of a series of absorbers which have successively higher concentrations of halogen in the solution and which successively remove more the mercury from the gas. A portion of the solvent in the last absorber can be cascaded to the previous absorber in the series. In one embodiment, the process is carried out at a temperature of absorber at less than or equal to 28° C. above the higher of the water dew in point and the hydrocarbon dew point. The mercury waste from the process is produced as either an aqueous solution or a small volume of mercuric sulfide.
Abstract translation: 通过使其与溶解在有机溶剂中的卤素接触,从气体中除去元素汞。 汞积聚在有机溶剂中,可以通过用络合剂的水溶液萃取,通过吸附和组合除去。 吸收过程也可以通过使用一系列在溶液中具有连续较高浓度的卤素并且连续地从气体中除去更多汞的吸收剂来进行操作。 最后一个吸收器中的溶剂的一部分可以串联到先前的吸收体。 在一个实施方案中,该方法在低于或等于28℃的吸收剂的温度下进行,高于高于水露点和烃露点。 来自该方法的汞废物以水溶液或少量硫化汞的形式产生。
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公开(公告)号:US20160003023A1
公开(公告)日:2016-01-07
申请号:US14789647
申请日:2015-07-01
Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Inventor: Dennis John O'Rear , Russell Evan Cooper , Wei Wang , Sujin Yean
IPC: E21B43/34 , G06N5/04 , C10G21/00 , C10G31/09 , E21B41/00 , C10G32/02 , C10G31/06 , C10L3/10 , E21B49/00 , G05B15/02 , C10G31/10
CPC classification number: E21B43/34 , C10L3/101 , C10L2290/544 , C10L2290/547 , C10L2290/58 , C10L2290/60 , E21B41/0092 , E21B43/00 , E21B47/10 , E21B49/00 , E21B2049/085
Abstract: A predictive tool is provided for estimating the mercury content of hydrocarbons to be produced from a wellbore in a newly investigated subterranean hydrocarbon producing formation based on the mercury content of an inorganic sample recovered from the wellbore. The mercaptans content of liquid hydrocarbons and/or the hydrogen sulfide content of natural gas produced from the formation may also be used to enhance the prediction. Based on the predicted value, a mercury mitigation treatment may be provided to mitigate the mercury content of hydrocarbons produced from the formation.
Abstract translation: 提供了一种预测工具,用于基于从井筒回收的无机样品的汞含量来估计新近研究的地下烃生产地层中的井眼产生的烃的汞含量。 液体烃的硫醇含量和/或从地层产生的天然气的硫化氢含量也可用于增强预测。 基于预测值,可以提供汞减缓处理以减轻从地层产生的碳氢化合物的汞含量。
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公开(公告)号:US12071833B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-27
申请号:US18100775
申请日:2023-01-24
Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Inventor: Wei Wang , Wei Wei , Chao Yan , Gregory A. Winslow , Lauren N. DeVoe , Baosheng Liang
Abstract: A method for evaluating and optimizing scale management at a subsurface for improved well performance may include performing multiple first tests, where each first test combines a first fluid with a second fluid, wherein the first fluid comprises a concentration of a scale inhibitor and a chemistry of additional fluid components. The method may also include identifying an optimal mixture of the first fluid among the first tests, where the optimal mixture comprises a minimum concentration of the scale inhibitor that reduces scale deposition. The method may further include performing a second test that combines the first fluid with the scale inhibitor, the second fluid, and rock. The method may also include evaluating a concentration of the scale inhibitor in aqueous phase after a period of time after initiating the second test. The method may further include identifying a target fluid for use in a field operation at the subsurface.
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公开(公告)号:US20230374371A1
公开(公告)日:2023-11-23
申请号:US18319884
申请日:2023-05-18
Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Inventor: Wei Wang , Wei Wei , Yula Tang , Johannes Cornelis Visser , David Gilbert Leach , Haiping Lu , Stefan Kristopher Koszutski Lattimer
Abstract: A method for enhancing water chemistry at a surface for improved well performance may include testing water at the surface to identify a pH level of the water, a type of solid-generating component in the water, and an amount of a solid-generating component in the water. The method may also include identifying a type and an amount of an additive based on identifying the type and the amount of the solid-generating component, where the additive is configured to generate a solid when mixed with the water. The method may further include mixing the water and an additive at the surface to generate the solid and enhanced water, where the solid comprises at least some of the solid-generating components of the water. The enhanced water may be usable for a field operation to cause the improved well performance, and the solid may be removable from the enhanced water at the surface.
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公开(公告)号:US09926775B2
公开(公告)日:2018-03-27
申请号:US14789647
申请日:2015-07-01
Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Inventor: Dennis John O'Rear , Russell Evan Cooper , Wei Wang , Sujin Yean
CPC classification number: E21B43/34 , C10L3/101 , C10L2290/544 , C10L2290/547 , C10L2290/58 , C10L2290/60 , E21B41/0092 , E21B43/00 , E21B47/10 , E21B49/00 , E21B2049/085
Abstract: A predictive tool is provided for estimating the mercury content of hydrocarbons to be produced from a wellbore in a newly investigated subterranean hydrocarbon producing formation based on the mercury content of an inorganic sample recovered from the wellbore. The mercaptans content of liquid hydrocarbons and/or the hydrogen sulfide content of natural gas produced from the formation may also be used to enhance the prediction. Based on the predicted value, a mercury mitigation treatment may be provided to mitigate the mercury content of hydrocarbons produced from the formation.
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