Method and system for managing carbon containing gases

• Main Authors: Shirangi, Mehrdad Gharib, Darugar, Qusai A, Thompason, Jr., Charles A, Osgouei, Reza Ettehadi
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 24.09.2024
• Subjects: ADHESIVES; CHEMISTRY; DYES; EARTH DRILLING; EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FORELSEWHERE; METALLURGY; MINING; MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS; MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITIONS; NATURAL RESINS; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PAINTS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; POLISHES; SEPARATION; TRANSPORTING

A method for managing carbon containing gases, including conveying the carbon containing gas to a reactor vessel, conveying propylene oxide to the vessel, reacting the carbon containing gas with the propylene oxide to create propylene carbonate (PC), applying the propylene carbonate to a cuttings stream from a borehole in a subsurface drilling operation and dissolving residual oil from cuttings of the stream into the propylene carbonate. A system for managing carbon containing gas emissions from a borehole drilling operation, including a carbon containing gas emitter, a reactor vessel fluidly connected to the emitter, a propylene oxide supply fluidly connected to the reactor vessel and an applier connected to the reactor vessel, the applier configured to apply propylene carbonate (PC) created in the reactor vessel to a cuttings stream.