Patent ID: 7651621

Claim:
A method for degassing a fluid comprising: drawing fluid from a reservoir; introducing the fluid into a fluid treatment system, the fluid treatment system comprising a first vortex nozzle unit and a second vortex nozzle unit positioned in substantially opposed relation to the first vortex nozzle unit; passing a fluid stream of the fluid through the fluid treatment system in passes, wherein each pass through the fluid treatment system comprises: flowing a first portion of the fluid stream through the first vortex nozzle unit; flowing a second portion of the fluid stream through the second vortex nozzle unit; and contacting the first portion of the fluid stream exiting the first vortex nozzle unit with the second portion of the fluid stream exiting the second vortex nozzle unit; and wherein contacting the fluid stream exiting the first vortex nozzle unit with the fluid stream exiting the second vortex nozzle unit removes at least a portion of one or more dissolved gases in the fluid stream; monitoring a concentration of at least one dissolved gas exiting the fluid treatment system comprising the first vortex nozzle unit and the second vortex nozzle unit; and recycling the fluid through the fluid treatment system comprising the first vortex nozzle unit and the second vortex nozzle unit for additional passes until the monitored concentration of the at least one dissolved gas in the fluid exiting the fluid treatment system is within a predetermined acceptable range.