Invention Application
- Patent Title: HIGH POWER UMBILICALS FOR ELECTRIC FLOWLINE IMMERSION HEATING OF PRODUCED HYDROCARBONS
- Patent Title (中): 用于生产石油的电流加热的高功率氦
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Application No.: PCT/US0338615Application Date: 2003-12-05
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Publication No.: WO2004053935A3Publication Date: 2004-08-05
- Inventor: CHITWOOD JAMES E , VAIL WILLIAM BANNING III , SKERL DAMIR S , DEKLE ROBERT L , CROSSLAND WILLIAM G
- Applicant: SMART DRILLING AND COMPLETION
- Assignee: SMART DRILLING AND COMPLETION
- Current Assignee: SMART DRILLING AND COMPLETION
- Priority: US43204502 2002-12-08; US44819103 2003-02-18; US45565703 2003-03-18; US50435903 2003-09-20; US52389403 2003-11-20; US72950903 2003-12-04
- Main IPC: E21B4/04
- IPC: E21B4/04 ; E21B4/18 ; E21B7/04 ; E21B7/06 ; E21B17/20 ; E21B21/10 ; E21B23/00 ; E21B33/124 ; E21B33/126 ; E21B36/04 ; E21B43/10 ; E21B29/12 ; E21B36/00
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for installing electrically heated composite umbilicals (2) within subsea flowlines containing produced hydrocarbons as immersion heaters to prevent waxes and hydrates from forming within the subsea flowlines that could block the flowlines. The electrically heated composite umbilicals (2) may be installed, retrofitted, into existing subsea flowlines. Such retrofitted electrically heated composite umbilicals (2) provide an alternative for previously installed, but failed, permanent heating systems. A hydraulic pump is installed on the distant end of an electrically heated composite umbilical (2) also provides artificial lift for the produced hydrocarbons. Other electrically heated umbilicals (2) used as immersion heaters are described. Such immersion heater systems may be rernoved from the well, repaired, and retrofitted into flowlines without removing the flowlines. Near neutrally buoyant electrically heated umbilicals (2) are described which may be installed great distances into flowlines. Different methods of deploying the electrically heated umbilicals (2) are also provided.
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