Increasing subterranean mobilization of organic contaminants and petroleum by aqueous thermal oxidation

Leif, Roald N; Knauss, Kevin G; Newmark, Robin L; Aines, Roger D; Eaker, Craig

Title: Increasing subterranean mobilization of organic contaminants and petroleum by aqueous thermal oxidation

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In situ hydrous pyrolysis/partial oxidation of organics at the site of the organics constrained in an subsurface reservoir produces surfactants that can form an oil/water emulsion that is effectively removed from an underground formation. The removal of the oil/water emulsions is particularly useful in several applications, e.g., soil contaminant remediation and enhanced oil recovery operations. A portion of the constrained organics react in heated reservoir water with injected steam containing dissolved oxygen gas at ambient reservoir conditions to produce such surfactants.

Inventors:

Leif, Roald N ^[1]; Knauss, Kevin G ^[2]; Newmark, Robin L ^[2]; Aines, Roger D ^[2]; Eaker, Craig ^[3]

San Francisco, CA
Livermore, CA
Alta Loma, CA

Issue Date:: 2002-01-01

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 874424

Patent Number(s):: 6387278

Assignee:: The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E21 - EARTH DRILLING E21B - EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING

C - CHEMISTRY C09 - DYES C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE

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E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E21 - EARTH DRILLING E21B - EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
E21B43/243 - Combustion in situ

C - CHEMISTRY C09 - DYES C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
C09K8/52 - Compositions for preventing, limiting or eliminating depositions, e.g. for cleaning

E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E21 - EARTH DRILLING E21B - EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
E21B43/24 - using heat, e.g. steam injection

C - CHEMISTRY C02 - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE C02F - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
C02F2103/06 - Contaminated groundwater or leachate
C02F2101/30 - Organic compounds

E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E21 - EARTH DRILLING E21B - EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
E21B43/16 - Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons

C - CHEMISTRY C02 - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE C02F - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
C02F1/78 - with ozone {

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B09 - DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE B09C - RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL
B09C1/08 - chemically

C - CHEMISTRY C02 - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE C02F - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
C02F1/02 - by heating

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B09 - DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE B09C - RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL
B09C1/02 - Extraction using liquids, e.g. washing, leaching {, flotation}

C - CHEMISTRY C02 - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE C02F - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
C02F2101/32 - Hydrocarbons, e.g. oil
C02F1/72 - by oxidation {

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B09 - DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE B09C - RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL
B09C2101/00 - In situ

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
Y10S210/908 - Organic

C - CHEMISTRY C02 - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE C02F - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
C02F1/722 - {Oxidation by peroxides}

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01F - MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING, DISPERSING
B01F17/0021 - {Organic compounds containing oxygen}

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DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-48

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: increasing; subterranean; mobilization; organic; contaminants; petroleum; aqueous; thermal; oxidation; situ; hydrous; pyrolysispartial; organics; site; constrained; subsurface; reservoir; produces; surfactants; form; oilwater; emulsion; effectively; removed; underground; formation; removal; emulsions; useful; applications; soil; contaminant; remediation; enhanced; oil; recovery; operations; portion; react; heated; water; injected; steam; containing; dissolved; oxygen; gas; ambient; conditions; produce; partial oxidation; oxygen gas; thermal oxidation; /210/166/405/

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                    Leif, Roald N, Knauss, Kevin G, Newmark, Robin L, Aines, Roger D, and Eaker, Craig. Increasing subterranean mobilization of organic contaminants and petroleum by aqueous thermal oxidation.  United States: N. p., 2002. 
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