IP Library Patent Application 18343269
Patent Application
App. No. 18/343,269

TREATMENT CHEMICAL CARTRIDGES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME

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App. No.
18/343,269
Abstract

The present disclosure provides systems, cartridges, and methods for treating industrial systems. A system may include a sorbent material disposed in a cartridge, wherein the sorbent material includes a treatment chemical. The system may also include a casing having a side-stream conduit, wherein the cartridge is arranged between an inlet and an outlet of the side-stream conduit. Methods disclosed herein include a method of treating a fluid of an industrial system including adding a liquid treatment chemical to a sorbent material, disposing the sorbent material in a cartridge, passing a fluid through the cartridge, transferring the treatment chemical from the sorbent material to the fluid, and transporting the treatment chemical to the industrial system.

Claims (33)

1 . A method of inhibiting corrosion of a metal surface in a subterranean formation, comprising:

adding a liquid corrosion inhibitor composition to a sorbent material,

disposing the sorbent material in a cartridge,

arranging the cartridge at a wellbore of the subterranean formation,

passing a fluid through the cartridge,

transferring the corrosion inhibitor from the sorbent material to the fluid, and

transporting the corrosion inhibitor to the metal surface.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the wellbore comprises a casing and the casing comprises the metal surface.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the casing comprises a side-stream conduit and the cartridge is arranged between an inlet and an outlet of the side-stream conduit.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the side-stream conduit comprises a valve before and/or after the cartridge.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the cartridge comprises a filter.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the sorbent material is a solid.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the sorbent material comprises a member selected from the group consisting of a zeolite, activated carbon, aluminum oxide, silica, diatomaceous earth, calcite, dolomite, sand, a nanomaterial, and any combination thereof.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the sorbent material comprising the liquid corrosion inhibitor is dried before being disposed in the cartridge.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the liquid corrosion inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of benzyl ammonium chloride, acrylated imidazoline, 2-mercaptoethanol, a quaternary ammonium compound, a phosphate ester, a substituted aromatic amine, an alkyl pyridine, a fatty acid amine condensate, and any combination thereof.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the sorbent material comprises from about 0.05 wt. % to about 90 wt. % of the liquid corrosion inhibitor.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method excludes an additional cartridge.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the sorbent excludes an anodic corrosion inhibitor, a cathodic corrosion inhibitor, a gelling agent, and/or a metal complexing agent.

13 . A system, comprising:

a sorbent material disposed in a cartridge, wherein the sorbent material comprises a treatment chemical, and

a casing comprising a side-stream conduit, wherein the cartridge is arranged between an inlet and an outlet of the side-stream conduit.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the side-stream conduit comprises a valve before and/or after the cartridge.

15 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the sorbent material comprises a member selected from the group consisting of a zeolite, activated carbon, aluminum oxide, silica, diatomaceous earth, calcite, dolomite, sand, a nanomaterial, and any combination thereof.

16 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the treatment chemical is selected from the group consisting of a corrosion inhibitor, an oxygen scavenger, a drag reducing agent, a hydrogen sulfide scavenger, a foamer, an anti-foamer, an emulsifier, a demulsifier, a hydrate inhibitor, an asphaltene inhibitor, a paraffin inhibitor, a biocide, a scale inhibitor, a fouling control agent, a corrosion inhibitor intensifier, a preservative, an acid, a surfactant, a pH modifier, an emulsion breaker, a reverse emulsion breaker, a coagulant/flocculant agent, a water clarifier, a dispersant, an antioxidant, a polymer degradation prevention agent, a permeability modifier, a CO 2 scavenger, a gelling agent, a lubricant, a friction reducing agent, a salt, a clay stabilizer, a bactericide, a salt substitute, a relative permeability modifier, a breaker, a fluid loss control additive, a chelating agent, an iron control agent, a flow improver, a viscosity reducer, a solvent, and any combination thereof.

17 . A method of treating an industrial system, comprising:

adding a liquid treatment chemical to a sorbent material,

disposing the sorbent material in a cartridge,

passing a fluid from the industrial system through the cartridge,

transferring the treatment chemical from the sorbent material to the fluid, and

treating the industrial system.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein a pipeline comprises the fluid.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the pipeline comprises a side-stream conduit and the cartridge is arranged between an inlet and an outlet of the side-stream conduit.

20 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the treatment chemical is selected from the group consisting of a corrosion inhibitor, an oxygen scavenger, a drag reducing agent, a hydrogen sulfide scavenger, a foamer, an anti-foamer, an emulsifier, a demulsifier, a hydrate inhibitor, an asphaltene inhibitor, a paraffin inhibitor, a biocide, a scale inhibitor, a fouling control agent, a corrosion inhibitor intensifier, a preservative, an acid, a surfactant, a pH modifier, an emulsion breaker, a reverse emulsion breaker, a coagulant/flocculant agent, a water clarifier, a dispersant, an antioxidant, a polymer degradation prevention agent, a permeability modifier, a CO 2 scavenger, a gelling agent, a lubricant, a friction reducing agent, a salt, a clay stabilizer, a bactericide, a salt substitute, a relative permeability modifier, a breaker, a fluid loss control additive, a chelating agent, an iron control agent, a flow improver, a viscosity reducer, a solvent, and any combination thereof.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2023
From: CHAMPIONX USA INC.
To: CHAMPIONX LLC
Reel/Frame 065799/0403 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 30, 2023
From: MOLONEY, JEREMY
To: CHAMPIONX USA INC.
Reel/Frame 064757/0857 →