Patents Assigned to SINOMINE RESOURCES (US) INC.
  • Methods to separate brine from invert emulsions used in drilling and completion fluids
    Patent number: 11034596
    Abstract: Methods to separate or recover brine that is present in an invert emulsion are described. The brine is present as an internal phase in the invert emulsion. The brine can be a valuable component, such as an alkali metal formate, and separation and recovering of the brine from the invert emulsion permits the brine to be reused.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SINOMINE RESOURCES (US) INC.
    Inventors: Lauren J. Kaminski, Siv K. Howard, Ravi Sharma, Lukasz Grzybek