Heavy oil modification and productivity restorers

• US 10,450,498 B2
• Filed: 12/02/2014
• Issued: 10/22/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PK Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Petromotion Inc.
• Inventors: Dewalt, Christy Lee, Duff, Dianne Elizabeth
• Primary Examiner(s): McAvoy, Ellen M
• Application Number:
  US15/101,099
• Publication Number:
  US 20160298020A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,785 Days
• Field of Search: 585 1, 585 16
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 8/524 organic depositions, e.g. paraffins or asphaltenes
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 1/045 Separation of insoluble materials
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 2300/302 Viscosity
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 2300/308 Gravity, density, e.g. API
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 2300/802 Diluents
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 29/20 Organic compounds not containing metal atoms
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 33/04 with chemical means
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 7/5027 Hydrocarbons
• CPC Class Codes: F17D 1/17 by mixing with another liquid , i.e. diluting

Abstract

A hydrocarbon based fluid additive which reciprocally can be added to either condensate diluent or heavy oil, such as in situ, mined oils sands or crude oils, to form a less viscous whole fluid.

Claims

1. An oil additive product for decreasing the viscosity of oil to enhance oil transport, the oil additive product comprising pentane and hexane in a ratio of 8:

11, pentane;

hexane.

2. The oil additive product of claim 1, further comprising an aromatic.

3. The oil additive product of claim 2, wherein said aromatic comprises one or more of xylene and toluene.

4. The oil additive product of claim 2 comprising pentane, hexane and an aromatic, in a ratio of 27-37:

39-49;

1-9, pentane;

hexane;

aromatic.

5. The oil additive product of claim 4 comprising pentane, hexane, toluene and xylene, in a ratio of 27-37:

39-49;

2-5;

1-4, pentane;

hexane;

toluene;

xylene.

6. The oil additive product of claim 4 comprising pentane, hexane, toluene and xylene, in a ratio of 27-37:

39-49;

1-2;

1-2, pentane;

hexane;

toluene;

xylene.

7. A method for using the oil additive product of claim 1, the method comprising one or more of:

applying the oil additive product as an oil additive;

applying the oil additive product as an oil diluent;

applying the oil additive product as an oil vessel cleaner;

applying the oil additive product to remove oil well plugs; and

applying the oil additive product to decrease oil density.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said oil additive product further comprises an aromatic.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said aromatic comprises one or more of xylene and toluene.

12. The method of claim 7 wherein said oil additive product further comprises a light oil condensate diluent.

13. The method of claim 7 wherein said oil is a heavy oil.

10. A method for using an oil additive product for decreasing oil viscosity to enhance oil pipeline transport, said oil additive product comprising pentane, hexane, and an aromatic, wherein said oil additive product is in a ratio of 27-37:

39-49;

1-9, pentane;

hexane;

aromatic, the method comprising one or more of;

applying the oil additive product as an oil vessel cleaner;

applying the oil additive product to remove oil well plugs; and

applying the oil additive product to decrease oil density.

11. A method for using an oil additive product for decreasing oil viscosity to enhance oil pipeline transport, the oil additive product comprising pentane, hexane, toluene, and xylene, wherein said oil additive product is in a ratio of 27-37:

39-49;

2-5;

1-4, pentane;

hexane;

toluene;

xylene, the method comprising one or more of;

applying the oil additive product as an oil vessel cleaner;

applying the oil additive product to remove oil well plugs; and

applying the oil additive product to decrease oil density.

14. Use of an oil additive product for decreasing oil viscosity to enhance oil pipeline transport as an oil vessel cleaner, to remove oil well plugs, or to decrease oil density, the oil additive product comprising pentane and hexane in a ratio of 8:

11, pentane;

hexane.