Patents by Inventor Wes SUHAI

Wes SUHAI 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).

  • Patent number: 10006898
    Abstract: A method of determining sulfur content in an aqueous fluid containing spent hydrogen sulfide scavenger from a scrubber or contactor tower is described as is a method of optimizing the hydrogen sulfide scavenger treatment rate in a scrubber or contactor tower. The method includes the steps of providing a sample of an aqueous fluid from the scrubbing tower where the aqueous fluid contains spent hydrogen sulfide scavenger; and using x-ray fluorescence to determine the amount of total sulfur in the sample. The method may also use the total sulfur content in the sample to determine the spent hydrogen sulfide scavenger in the sample and/or determine scavenger uptake. The method may also include the step of adjusting the amount of scavenger introduced into the aqueous fluid in the tower in response to the scavenger uptake, to optimize the scavenger treatment in the scrubber or contactor tower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Canadian Energy Services L.P.
    Inventors: David Horton, Jeffrey Soderberg, Wes Suhai
  • Publication number: 20170269054
    Abstract: A method of determining sulfur content in an aqueous fluid containing spent hydrogen sulfide scavenger from a scrubber or contactor tower is described as is a method of optimizing the hydrogen sulfide scavenger treatment rate in a scrubber or contactor tower. The method includes the steps of providing a sample of an aqueous fluid from the scrubbing tower where the aqueous fluid contains spent hydrogen sulfide scavenger; and using x-ray fluorescence to determine the amount of total sulfur in the sample. The method may also use the total sulfur content in the sample to determine the spent hydrogen sulfide scavenger in the sample and/or determine scavenger uptake. The method may also include the step of adjusting the amount of scavenger introduced into the aqueous fluid in the tower in response to the scavenger uptake, to optimize the scavenger treatment in the scrubber or contactor tower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: David HORTON, Jeffrey SODERBERG, Wes SUHAI