FIELD POWER MANAGEMENT
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240175348A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-30

    申请号:US18503471

    申请日:2023-11-07

    CPC classification number: E21B47/009 F04B47/02 F04B49/065

    Abstract: Herein disclosed are methods and systems related to processes for managing power consumption by a plurality of wells in a hydrocarbon field. The plurality of wells are used to extract hydrocarbons from the field. An exemplary process comprises gathering operating information about conditions in the hydrocarbon field. The process further comprises receiving requests to operate from each of the plurality of wells. The requests to operate include a readiness indicator that provides a readiness state. The process further comprises evaluating the requests to operate based on the operating information and the readiness state of each of the wells. The requests to operate are responded to in order to control power consumption by the plurality of wells.

    REGENERATING SOLVENT MIXTURES THAT ARE USED FOR ELEMENTAL SULFUR REMOVAL WITHIN HYDROCARBON WELLS

    公开(公告)号:US20240174912A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-30

    申请号:US18549334

    申请日:2022-03-16

    CPC classification number: C09K8/536 C09K8/532

    Abstract: Methods for utilizing and regenerating solvent mixtures for dissolving elemental sulfur within hydrocarbon wells are described herein. One method includes providing a solvent mixture including an elemental sulfur solvent fraction including disulfide compound(s), as well as an odorant fraction including a lactate ester solvent. The method also includes injecting the solvent mixture into a hydrocarbon well such that the elemental sulfur solvent fraction dissolves elemental sulfur deposited on well components, as well as collecting the resulting spent solvent mixture, which includes thiols and residual lactate ester solvent, within a spent solvent separator. The method further includes sparging the spent solvent mixture with oxidizer within the spent solvent separator to allow for oxidation of the thiols to produce the disulfide compound(s) using the residual lactate ester solvent (and, optionally, additional lactate ester solvent), as well as regenerating the solvent mixture using at least a portion of the produced disulfide compound(s).

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