Patent ID: 8163680
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: C10L,C10M,C10N

Abstract:
1. A method of inhibiting the formation of emulsions in a natural gas dehydrator comprising lubricating one or more gas compressors and natural gas engines that power the one or more compressors with a lubricating oil composition comprising: (a) a major amount of a base oil of lubricating viscosity, (b) one or more detergents, (c) one or more dispersants, (d) one or more antioxidants, (e) one or more anti-wear agents, and (f) one or more demulsifiers in an amount effective to remove or reduce the formation of emulsions in the dehydrator, wherein the compressors and the engines that power those compressors are at or near a natural gas wellhead and are situated upstream from the dehydrator in a natural gas processing system.