Claims
- 1. The process for the generation of inert gas for backsurging and artificial lift for oil wells comprising:
- admitting atmospheric air into a diesel engine through an air filter and turbocompressor;
- discharging flue gas from a turbine of said turbocompressor to a first cooler for cooling said flue gas;
- directing said flue gas from the first cooler to a first cyclone for separating water and solid particles;
- supplying said flue gas from said first cyclone to a first stage of a first compressor and from said first stage of said first compressor into a second cooler for further cooling said flue gas;
- discharging said flue gas from said second cooler into a second stage of said first compressor and thereafter discharging said flue gas from said second stage of said first compressor into a third cooler;
- supplying said flue gas from said third cooler to a second cyclone downstream thereof for further separating water and solid particles from said flue gas after cooling within said third cooler;
- discharging said flue gas from said second cyclone to a first stage of a second compressor and supplying said flue gas from said first stage of said second compressor to a fourth cooler;
- discharging said flue gas from said fourth cooler into a second state of said second compressor and from said second state of said second compressor into a fifth cooler; and
- discharging said flue gas from said fifth cooler whereupon said flue gas is highly inert and at a high pressure from compression within said first and second compressors.
- 2. A process for generation of inert as set forth in claim 1, further comprising introducing air and fuel into said diesel engine at a ratio from 11 to 17.
- 3. A process for the generation of inert gas as set forth in claim 2, wherein the flue gas discharged from said diesel engine includes, in percentages by volume, 8.76%-12% of CO.sub.2, 0.15%-3.55% of O.sub.2, 4.66%-0.25% of H.sub.2, 77.08%-83.51% of N.sub.2 and 13.76%-12.54% of H.sub.2 O.
- 4. A process for the generation of inert gas as set forth in claim 3, wherein the maximum oxygen concentration in said flue gas is approximately 3.55% by volume.
- 5. A process for the generation of inert gas as set forth in claim 1, wherein said flue gas discharged from said fifth cooler is compressed to a working pressure of 2,500 psi and cooled down to a working temperature of 100.degree. F.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/040,603 filed Mar. 31, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,435,975.
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Divisions (1)
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