Granted Patent
B2
US 12,253,467 · App. 17/643,983 · Granted Mar 18, 2025
Determining partition coefficients of tracer analytes
Inventors:
Sehoon Chang (Boston, MA); Gawain Thomas (Shirley, MA); Wei Wang (Quincy, MA); Hooisweng Ow (Woburn, MA)
Assignee:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company
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Abstract
Optical properties of a tracer in water are measured at varying concentrations. A reference curve is built based on the measured optical properties at varying concentrations. An emulsion is mixed with the tracer. The emulsion is demulsified into an oil component and an aqueous component. Optical properties of one of the components are measured. A partition coefficient is determined based on the measured optical properties of a demulsified component and the reference curve.
Claims (27)
1. A method of determining a partition coefficient of a tracer, the method comprising:
measuring optical properties of tracer solutions comprising varying concentrations of a tracer;
providing a reference curve based on the measured optical properties of the tracer solutions;
forming a mixed emulsion by mixing a pulse of crude oil and an aqueous solution comprising a known concentration of the tracer, wherein the mixing comprises:
injecting the pulse of crude oil into a first inlet of a microfluidic chip using a first syringe pump, and
injecting the aqueous solution into a second inlet of the microfluidic chip using a second syringe pump;
the method further comprising demulsifying the formed mixed emulsion into an oil component and an aqueous component by flowing the formed mixed emulsion through a membrane separator;
sending the oil component or the aqueous component to an optical measurement system external to the microfluidic chip; and
measuring a component optical property of the oil component or of the aqueous component using the optical measurement system, the component optical property comprising a ultraviolet visibility or a fluorescence intensity, wherein the component optical property is indicative of a concentration of the tracer in the oil component or of a concentration of the tracer in the aqueous component;
determining a partition coefficient of the tracer based on the measured component optical property and on the reference curve.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the tracer comprises:
dipicolinic acid; chelidamic acid; 4-chloropyridine-2; 6-dicarboxylic acid; 1,5-naphthalenedisulfonate; 2-fluorobenzoic acid; or 4-Chlorobenzyl alcohol.
3. A method of determining a partition coefficient of a tracer, the method comprising:
measuring optical properties of aqueous tracer solutions comprising varying concentrations of a tracer;
developing a reference curve based on the measured optical properties of the aqueous tracer solutions;
forming a an emulsion by mixing a pulse of crude oil and an aqueous solution comprising a known concentration of the tracer using a microfluidic chip comprising an first inlet and a second inlet, the mixing comprising injecting 1 mL of the pulse of crude oil into the first inlet, and injecting 3 mL of the aqueous solution into the second inlet;
forming a demulsified component by demulsifying the formed emulsion using a membrane separator;
sending the demulsified component to an optical measurement system external to the microfluidic chip;
measuring an optical property of the demulsified component using the optical measurement system, the optical property comprising a ultraviolet visibility or a fluorescence intensity and indicative of a concentration of the tracer in the demulsified component; and determining a partition coefficient of the tracer based on the measured optical property of the demulsified component and the developed reference curve.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the measuring the optical property of the demulsified component comprises exposing the demulsified component to a light having a 214 nanometer wavelength or a 254 nanometer wavelength.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the measuring the optical property of the demulsified component comprises measuring a visibility or a fluorescent intensity of the demulsified component responsive to the exposing.
6. The method of claim 3 , wherein the tracer comprises:
dipicolinic acid; chelidamic acid; 4-chloropyridine-2; 6-dicarboxylic acid; 1, 5-naphthalenedisulfonate; 2-fluorobenzoic acid; or 4-Chlorobenzyl alcohol.
7. The method of claim 3 , wherein the demulsified component is an aqueous component.
8. The method of claim 3 , wherein the demulsified component is an oil component.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the optical property comprises a fluorescence intensity.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein demulsifying the formed mixed emulsion is performed mechanically.
Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Jun 1, 2022
From: ARAMCO SERVICES COMPANY
To: SAUDI ARAMCO UPSTREAM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
Reel/Frame 060066/0887 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Jun 1, 2022
From: SAUDI ARAMCO UPSTREAM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
To: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Reel/Frame 060067/0052 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Dec 16, 2021
From: CHANG, SEHOON; THOMAS, GAWAIN; WANG, WEI; OW, HOOISWENG
To: ARAMCO SERVICES COMPANY
Reel/Frame 058410/0028 →
Continuity (1)
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