Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Subsea processing
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Application No.: US14419867Application Date: 2013-08-06
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Publication No.: US09790778B2Publication Date: 2017-10-17
- Inventor: William Bakke , Henning Holm , Tor Arne Gunnerød
- Applicant: STATOIL PETROLEUM AS
- Applicant Address: NO Stavanger
- Assignee: STATOIL PETROLEUM AS
- Current Assignee: STATOIL PETROLEUM AS
- Current Assignee Address: NO Stavanger
- Agency: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
- Priority: GB1213953.1 20120806
- International Application: PCT/EP2013/066503 WO 20130806
- International Announcement: WO2014/023743 WO 20140213
- Main IPC: E21B43/36
- IPC: E21B43/36 ; B01D19/00

Abstract:
There is described subsea apparatus and a method for processing fluid from a well. In an embodiment, a pipeline may be arranged to carry the multiphase fluid containing liquid and gas from the well. An outlet extending through a wall of the pipeline may let gas out of the pipeline from said region and through the outlet to separate said gas and liquid. A compressor may be connected to the outlet to compress the separated gas. Separated liquid may be conveyed along a sloping portion of the pipe to a low point in the seabed terrain, and may be conveyed to a pump for boosting the flow of liquid. The pump may be located in an excavated hole or glory hole below the seabed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150204180A1 SUBSEA PROCESSING Public/Granted day:2015-07-23
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