Patents by Inventor Murugavel KANNAN

Murugavel KANNAN 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).

  • SAGD saline water system optimization
    Patent number: 11034604
    Abstract: A new water treatment system for SAGD operations is disclosed. Instead of treating both produced water and recycled water using warm lime softening systems, the recycled water is combined with saline water in a cold lime softening system. This results in slightly warmed reactions that require less chemicals during the lime softening process while also allowing for larger volumes of treated produced water to be generated by the warm lime softening system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
    Inventors: Murugavel Kannan, Ramesh Sharma
  • SAGD SALINE WATER SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION
    Publication number: 20190106346
    Abstract: A new water treatment system for SAGD operations is disclosed. Instead of treating both produced water and recycled water using warm lime softening systems, the recycled water is combined with saline water in a cold lime softening system. This results in slightly warmed reactions that require less chemicals during the lime softening process while also allowing for larger volumes of treated produced water to be generated by the warm lime softening system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Murugavel KANNAN, Ramesh SHARMA