Portable brine evaporator unit, process, and system

Patent · Tue Apr 07 00:00:00 EDT 2009

OSTI ID:986529

Hart, Paul John ^[1]; Miller, Bruce G ^[2]; Wincek, Ronald T ^[2]; Decker, Glenn E ^[3]; Johnson, David K ^[4]

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1. Indiana, PA
2. State College, PA
3. Bellefonte, PA
4. Port Matilda, PA

The present invention discloses a comprehensive, efficient, and cost effective portable evaporator unit, method, and system for the treatment of brine. The evaporator unit, method, and system require a pretreatment process that removes heavy metals, crude oil, and other contaminates in preparation for the evaporator unit. The pretreatment and the evaporator unit, method, and system process metals and brine at the site where they are generated (the well site). Thus, saving significant money to producers who can avoid present and future increases in transportation costs.

• Research Organization: National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: FC26-00NT41025
• Assignee: Hart Resource Technologies, Inc. (Creekside, PA)
• Patent Number(s): 7,513,972
• Application Number: 10/850,626; TRN: US201017%%388
• OSTI ID: 986529
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
BRINES
EVAPORATORS
HEAVY METALS
INVENTIONS
PETROLEUM