PROF. JEFFREY W. SMITH, P.T.
Physical Therapy at River Rd, New Orleans, LA

6749757, Jun 15, 2004

Aug 26, 2002

10/227682

Jeffrey J. Smith - New Orleans LA
Jerald W. Darlington - Marengo IL
John Occhipinti - Katy TX
Gerard A. Just - Gadsen AL

Amcol International Corporation - Arlington Heights IL

C02F 124

210703, 210788, 210789, 2102212, 2105121, 210197, 210708, 210799, 669691, 669266, 669202

An improved production water treatment system and method are disclosed. The treatment apparatus includes a vertically oriented vessel with tangentially disposed injection nozzles including one or more injection nozzles for the introduction of production water and one or more injection nozzles for the introduction of recycled water from the vessel and a sparge gas. The tangential orientation of the injection nozzles creates a cyclonic flow within the vessel for improved sparge gas bubble/hydrocarbon contact. A hydrocarbon-rich layer migrates to the top surface of the liquid in the vessel where it is removed about a center axis of the vessel. The resulting hydrocarbon-lean production water has a sufficiently low hydrocarbon content that it is eligible for more intensive processing, such as with organophillic clay cartridges.

6358422, Mar 19, 2002

Nov 3, 2000

09/706130

Jeffrey J. Smith - New Orleans LA
Michael R. Johnson - Mandeville LA
John Occhipinti - Mandeville LA
Elmo Robichaux - Cut Off LA
Michael A. Berger - New Orleans LA

AMCOL International Corporation - Arlington Heights IL

C02F 140

210691, 210746, 210112, 210252, 210282

Apparatus in fluid communication with a water leg portion of a hydrocarbon-contaminated water, e. g. , a water leg portion of an offshore drilling or production platform sump tank for conveying water, separated from oil, into contact with organophilic media canisters such that the hydrocarbons and other organic materials commingled with the sump tank water will be adsorbed onto the organophilic media and detected by the embedded probe in selected canisters. The canisters are provided in a plurality of stacks and are in fluid communication with a header disposed at the bottom of the vessel housing the various stacks of canisters. Solids that do not pass through the canisters are accumulated at the bottom of the vessel and easily drained through a drain port. The water will pass through the media and will be conveyed back to the ocean water without contamination. At some point in time, the organophilic media will become “spent” and at a certain “spent level”, the saturated condition of the organomedia will be electronically detected by the embedded probe and alarm/control panel.

6398966, Jun 4, 2002

Aug 9, 2001

09/925898

Jeffrey J. Smith - New Orleans LA
Michael R. Johnson - Mandeville LA
John Occhipinti - Mandeville LA
Elmo Robichaux - Cut Off LA
Michael A. Berger - New Orleans LA

AMCOL International Corporation - Arlington Heights IL

C02F 128

210691, 210662, 210746, 210804, 210808, 210924

Apparatus in fluid communication with a water leg portion of a hydrocarbon-contaminated water, e. g. , a water leg portion of an offshore drilling or production platform sump tank for conveying water, separated from oil, into contact with organophilic media canisters such that the hydrocarbons and other organic materials commingled with the sump tank water will be adsorbed onto the organophilic media and detected by the embedded probe in selected canisters. The canisters are provided in a plurality of stacks and are in fluid communication with a header disposed at the bottom of the vessel housing the various stacks of canisters. Solids that do not pass through the canisters are accumulated at the bottom of the vessel and easily drained through a drain port. The water will pass through the media and will be conveyed back to the ocean water without contamination. At some point in time, the organophilic media will become “spent” and at a certain “spent level”, the saturated condition of the organomedia will be electronically detected by the embedded probe and alarm/control panel.

6398951, Jun 4, 2002

Aug 9, 2001

09/925869

Jeffrey J. Smith - New Orleans LA
Michael R. Johnson - Mandeville LA
John Occhipinti - Mandeville LA
Elmo Robichaux - Cut Off LA
Michael A. Berger - New Orleans LA

AMCOL International Corporation - Arlington Heights IL

C02F 140

210 85, 210291, 210458

Apparatus in fluid communication with a water leg portion of a hydrocarbon-contaminated water, e. g. , a water leg portion of an offshore drilling or production platform sump tank for conveying water, separated from oil, into contact with organophilic media canisters such that the hydrocarbons and other organic materials commingled with the sump tank water will be adsorbed onto the organophilic media and detected by the embedded probe in selected canisters. The canisters are provided in a plurality of stacks and are in fluid communication with a header disposed at the bottom of the vessel housing the various stacks of canisters. Solids that do not pass through the canisters are accumulated at the bottom of the vessel and easily drained through a drain port. The water will pass through the media and will be conveyed back to the ocean water without contamination. At some point in time, the organophilic media will become “spent” and at a certain “spent level”, the saturated condition of the organomedia will be electronically detected by the embedded probe and alarm/control panel.

6409924, Jun 25, 2002

Apr 2, 2001

09/674340

Michael R. Johnson - Mandeville LA
Jeffrey J. Smith - New Orleans LA

AMCOL International Corporation - Arlington Heights IL

B01D 1702

210691, 210808, 210924

System in fluid communication with an oil-contaminated water supply, such as a water leg portion of an offshore drilling or production platform sump tank, for conveying the separated water into contact with an organophilic clay in a vessel maintained at an operating pressure of at least 10 psig, such that the hydrocarbons and other organic material will be adsorbed onto the organophilic clay and will be conveyed back to the ocean water without contamination.

6235201, May 22, 2001

Jul 13, 1999

9/352457

Jeffrey J. Smith - New Orleans LA
Michael A. Berger - New Orleans LA
Jerald W. Darlington - Marengo IL
Michael R. Johnson - Mandeville LA

AMCOL International Corporation - Arlington Heights IL

C02F 140

210691

Apparatus in fluid communication with a water leg portion of a hydrocarbon-contaminated water, e. g. , a water leg portion of an offshore drilling or production platform sump tank for conveying water, separated from oil, into contact with organophilic clay cannisters such that the hydrocarbons and other organic materials commingled with the sump tank water will be adsorbed onto the organophilic clay and detected by the embedded probe in selected cannisters. The water will pass through the clay and will be conveyed back to the ocean water without contamination. At some point in time, the organophilic clay will become "spent" and at a certain "spent level", the saturated condition of the organoclay will be electronically detected by the embedded probe and alarm/control panel. The alarm indicates that the "spent" organophilic clay should be replaced with fresh clay or the spent clay regenerated.

5919003, Jul 6, 1999

Feb 13, 1998

9/025293

Clyde Pregeant - Cut Off LA
Morris Hunter - Galliano LA
Jeffrey Smith - New Orleans LA

Grand Isle Shipyard, Inc. - Raceland LA

F16L 104

405173

A pipeline recovery system (10) is disclosed having a recovery vessel (11) with an upper deck (12) and a pivotal pipeline ramp (13) mounted to the bow of the vessel. The system also includes a pipeline support bed (22) having a middle portion (23), two grated portions (24) straddling the middle portion, and a liquid collection trough (25) coupled to a seawater contaminate separator (26). A pipeline positioning winch (30) is mounted to a rearward end of the pipeline support bed. A length of a pipeline (P) is lifted from the seabed and onto the support bed where it is secured by a pair of clamping arms (40) and a vertical clamp (41), and cut with a pipe shear (42).

5935444, Aug 10, 1999

May 14, 1998

9/081976

Michael R. Johnson - Mandeville LA
Jeffrey J. Smith - New Orleans LA

AMCOL International Corporation - Arlington Heights IL

C02F 140, B01D 1500

210691

Apparatus in fluid communication with a water leg portion of an offshore drilling or production platform sump tank for conveying the separated water into contact with an organophilic clay such that the hydrocarbons and other organic materials commingled with the sump tank water will be adsorbed onto the organophilic clay and the water will pass through the clay and will be conveyed back to the ocean water without contamination.