Patents by Inventor Gregory P. Noelken

Gregory P. Noelken 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).

  • Method of removing water soluble organics from oil process water with an organic acid and a mineral acid having a plurality of pKa's
    Patent number: 5853592
    Abstract: Oil well production fluid composed of oil and water and containing in excess of 100 ppm water soluble petroleum carboxylates in anionic form dissolved in the water is treated by acidifying the fluid to a pH of 6.0 or lower with a combination of a strong organic acid and a strong mineral acid and then is intimately mixed. The oil and water are separated one from the other. The content of the water soluble organics in the water is thereby substantially transferred to the oil phase. In a second aspect of the invention, water used to extract corrosive compounds to render the oil suitable for fueling gas turbine power plants is acidified to a pH of 6.0 or lower and is thereafter intimately mixed with fuel oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas J. Bellos, Gregory P. Noelken
  • Method of removing water soluble organics from oil process water
    Patent number: 5637223
    Abstract: Oil well production fluid composed of oil and water and containing in excess of 100 ppm water soluble petroleum carboxylates in anionic form dissolved in the water is treated by acidifying the fluid to a pH of 6.0 or lower with a combination of a strong organic acid and a strong mineral acid and then is intimately mixed. The oil and water are separated one from the other. The content of the water soluble organics in the water is thereby substantially transferred to the oil phase. In a second aspect of the invention, water used to extract corrosive compounds to render the oil suitable for fueling gas turbine power plants is acidified to a pH of 6.0 or lower and is thereafter intimately mixed with fuel oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: Petrolite Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas J. Bellos, Gregory P. Noelken
  • Method of removing water soluble organics from oil process water
    Patent number: 5364532
    Abstract: Oil well production fluid composed of oil and water and containing in excess of 100 ppm water soluble petroleum carboxylates in anionic form dissolved in the water is treated by acidifying the fluid to a pH of 6.0 or lower with a combination of a strong organic acid and a strong mineral acid and then is intimately mixed. The oil and water are separated one from the other. The content of the water soluble organics in the water is thereby substantially transferred to the oil phase. In a second aspect of the invention, water used to extract corrosive compounds to render the oil suitable for fueling gas turbine power plants is acidified to a pH of 6.0 or lower and is thereafter intimately mixed with fuel oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1994
    Assignee: Petrolite Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas J. Bellos, Gregory P. Noelken