Device and method for heating a treating fluid
CA 2276048 A1 · Owner: Ultimate Services Of America, Inc. · Inventors: Leblanc, Michael J.; Crawford, James B.
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A method of heating a chemical solution used in a well bore having a tubing string is disclosed. The well bore will intersect a hydrocarbon reservoir. The method will comprise providing a diesel engine (4) that produces heat as a result of its operation. The engine will in turn produce a gas exhaust (46) a , water exhaust (6), and a hydraulic oil exhaust (32). The method would further include channeling the exhaust to a series of heat exchangers (10 18, 24, 26, 56). The method may further comprise flowing a treating compound (12) into the heat exchangers and heating the treating compound in the series of heat exchangers by heat transfer from the exhaust to the treating compound. The …
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- Filed December 19, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 19, 2017.
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