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US 12,509,966 · App. 18/796,158 · Granted Dec 30, 2025

Autonomous chemical treatment system and method for drilling and completion rigs

Inventors: Fernando Antonio Moreira Da Silva (Rio de Janeiro, BR); Mario Germino Ferreira Da Silva (Rio de Janeiro, BR); Valtair Marcos Cristante (Rio de Janeiro, BR)
Assignee: PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A.—PETROBRAS
E21B41/00C09K8/52C09K8/605C09K8/665C09K8/68E21B33/068C09K2208/32C09K2208/34
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Patent No.
US 12,509,966
App. No.
18/796,158
Granted
Dec 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to an autonomous chemical treatment system and method for drilling and completion probes, so that it allows the probe to carry out chemical treatments in subsea wells, dispensing the need to use the WSSV, which has a limited treatment capacity due to tank volumetry, generally smaller than the marine probes.

Claims (6)

1 . An autonomous chemical treatment method for making a completion fluid, the method comprising:

adding a fluid comprising seawater and industrial water to a fluid supply tank in a chemical treatment system;

adjusting a pH of the fluid in the fluid supply tank by slowly adding a caustic soda solution until the pH reaches 8-9;

filtering the fluid in an absolute filtration unit comprising 2 micrometer cartridges;

adding 0.053% v/v of glutaraldehyde 40% 3 hours before a scheduled pumping time; and

adding, one or more liquid products immediately prior to the scheduled time for pumping, the one or more liquid products comprising 0.045% v/v of sodium bisulfite 40%, 3.5% potassium chloride, sodium chloride, 0.20% v/v of emulsion preventer, and 10% v/v of scale inhibitor, to prevent premature decomposition of these products.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 8, 2024
From: MOREIRA DA SILVA, FERNANDO ANTONIO; FERREIRA DA SILVA, MARIO GERMINO; CRISTANTE, VALTAIR MARCOS
To: PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS
Reel/Frame 068226/0380 →
Priority Claims (1)
BR 10 2022 014170 3 · Jul 18, 2022 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 18349675 · Jul 10, 2023
Related Publication 20240392653A1 · Nov 28, 2024
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