Patents
US 7905283 B2: Process for removing silica in heavy oil recovery
- Granted
- 2011-03-15
- Filed
- 2008-08-27 application 12199348
- Type
- Utility · 24 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A process for recovery oil includes recovering an oil/water mixture from an oil well. Thereafter, the method includes separating oil from the oil/water mixture to produce an oil product and produced water having dissolved silica therein. The produced water is directed to an evaporator and produces steam and a concentrated brine. The method or process entails mixing a precipitant or crystallizing reagent with the produced water or the concentrated brine and causing the silica to precipitate from the produced water or the concentrated brine. Steam produced by the evaporator is condensed to form a distillate which is directed to steam generator. At the steam generator the distillate is heated to produce steam which is injected into an injection well, giving rise to the formation of the oil/water mixture.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg110315.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HPD, LLC 8 patents | US company or organization | Plainfield, IL | HPD, LLC State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith R. Minnich | Pewaukee, WI | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Dan Peterson | Renton, WA | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| E21B | Earth or rock drilling; obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells | E21B43/24 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C02F | Treatment of water, waste water, sewage, or sludge | C02F1/048 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-28 | Name change Change of name | VEOLIA WATER SOLUTIONS & TECHNOLOGIES NORTH AMERICA, INC. signed 2014-12-19 | VEOLIA WATER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. MOON TOWNSHIP, PA | 34827/226 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2013-01-10 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HPD, LLC signed 2012-12-28 | VEOLIA WATER SOLUTIONS & TECHNOLOGIES NORTH AMERICA, INC. MOON TOWNSHIP, PA | 29601/575 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2008-08-27 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | PETERSON, DAN signed 2008-08-26 MINNICH, KEITH R signed 2008-08-27 | HPD, LLC PLAINFIELD, IL | 21451/426 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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