Patents by Inventor Chesnee L. DAVIS

Chesnee L. DAVIS 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).

  • Reclamation of brines with metal contamination using lime
    Patent number: 10876388
    Abstract: A method of removing a soluble metal ion from a contaminated brine fluid comprising: adding lime to the contaminated brine fluid, wherein the lime causes the soluble metal ion to become insoluble in the contaminated brine fluid; and passing the contaminated brine fluid through a filter media, wherein the step of passing is performed after the step of adding, and wherein after the brine fluid is passed through the filter media, a brine fluid having a reduced concentration of the metal ion is produced. Another method of removing a soluble metal ion from a contaminated brine fluid comprises: passing the contaminated brine fluid through a filter media, wherein the filter media comprises the lime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Chesnee L. Davis, Jay P. Deville, Matthew L. Miller
  • RECLAMATION OF BRINES WITH METAL CONTAMINATION USING LIME
    Publication number: 20180023376
    Abstract: A method of removing a soluble metal ion from a contaminated brine fluid comprising: adding lime to the contaminated brine fluid, wherein the lime causes the soluble metal ion to become insoluble in the contaminated brine fluid; and passing the contaminated brine fluid through a filter media, wherein the step of passing is performed after the step of adding, and wherein after the brine fluid is passed through the filter media, a brine fluid having a reduced concentration of the metal ion is produced. Another method of removing a soluble metal ion from a contaminated brine fluid comprises: passing the contaminated brine fluid through a filter media, wherein the filter media comprises the lime.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2015
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Chesnee L. DAVIS, Jay P. DEVILLE, Matthew L. MILLER