Patents by Inventor Laurence PODESTA-FOLEY

Laurence PODESTA-FOLEY 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 FOR TREATING PRODUCTION WATER FROM THE ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY OF OIL BY HYDROCYCLONE IN THE PRESENCE OF ADDITIVES OF TETRAKIS(HYDROXYMETHYL)PHOSPHONIUM SALT TYPE
    Publication number: 20220073810
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for treating production water resulting from enhanced oil recovery, said production water comprising an aqueous phase and an organic phase dispersed in said aqueous phase, and at least one polymer in the aqueous phase, said process comprising: a step of bringing said production water into contact with an additive comprising at least one tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium salt (THMP salt), a step of separating the aqueous phase and the organic phase of said production water comprising said additive, by means of a hydrocyclone. The invention also relates to an enhanced recovery process using a step of treating the production water according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Anne SINQUIN, Bruno DELFORT, Yves BENOIT, Isabelle HENAUT, Celine BOUVRY, Laurence PODESTA-FOLEY