Patents by Inventor Ivar Øystein LARSEN

Ivar Øystein LARSEN has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Treatment of produced hydrocarbons
    Patent number: 11965131
    Abstract: A method for managing metal naphthenates in produced hydrocarbons includes injecting acid and/or sour gas into produced hydrocarbons in a production well, flowline or riser, to thereby control the pH of fluids contained in the produced hydrocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: EQUINOR ENERGY AS
    Inventors: Ingvild Johanne Haug, Børre Tore Børresen, Heidi Mediaas, Hege Kummernes, Ivar Øystein Larsen
  • TREATMENT OF PRODUCED HYDROCARBONS
    Publication number: 20220064515
    Abstract: A method for managing metal naphthenates in produced hydrocarbons includes injecting acid and/or sour gas into produced hydrocarbons in a production well, flowline or riser, to thereby control the pH of fluids contained in the produced hydrocarbons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Equinor Energy AS
    Inventors: Ingvild Johanne HAUG, Børre Tore BØRRESEN, Heidi MEDIAAS, Hege KUMMERNES, Ivar Øystein LARSEN
  • A METHOD FOR DESALTING PRODUCED HYDROCARBONS
    Publication number: 20220056346
    Abstract: A method for desalting produced hydrocarbons includes injecting reduced-salinity water into produced hydrocarbons in a production well or riser, to dilute high-salinity produced water contained in the produced hydrocarbons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: Equinor Energy AS
    Inventors: Ingvild Johanne HAUG, Børre Tore BØRRESEN, Heidi MEDIAAS, Hege KUMMERNES, Ivar Øystein LARSEN