Method and System for Removing Hydrogen Sulfide from Sour Oil and Sour Water

摘要

Embodiments of the present invention are generally related to a system and method to remove hydrogen sulfide from sour water and sour oil. In particular, hydrogen sulfide is removed from sour water and sour oil without the need for special chemicals, such as catalyst chemicals, scavenger chemicals, hydrocarbon sources, or a large scale facility. The system and method in the present invention is particularly useful in exploratory oil and gas fields, where large facilities to remove hydrogen sulfide may be inaccessible. The present invention addresses the need for safe and cost effective transport of the deadly neurotoxin. Particular embodiments involve a system and method that can be executed both on a small and large scale to sweeten sour water and sour oil.

主权项

1. A system for removing hydrogen sulfide from oil and water, comprising:
a first storage device to contain water to be treated for removal of hydrogen sulfide; a device for creating air flow; a first connection from said device for creating air flow to said first storage device, a terminal end of said first connection being capable of distributing airflow within said first storage device, wherein the terminal end of said first connection comprises at least one opening; a compartment for mixing air, comprising a compartment where air can be released from said compartment, wherein said compartment for mixing air is connected to said first storage device by a connection that allows the transfer of air from said first storage device to said compartment for mixing air; a second connection from said device for creating airflow to said compartment for mixing air; a device to monitor the amounts of hydrogen sulfide located within said compartment for mixing air; a second storage device to contain a mixture of water and oil; a device for pumping water from said first storage device to said second storage device, said device for pumping water being connected to said first storage device and to the top of said second storage device, wherein water pumped from said first storage device enters through the top of said second storage device; and a connection from said second storage device to said first storage device, wherein said connection from said second storage device to said first storage device allows materials from said second storage device to travel to said first storage device.