公开(公告)号：US10246983B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-02

申请号：US15615129

申请日：2017-06-06

申请人： Timothy J. Nedwed ,  Xiaolei Yin

发明人： Timothy J. Nedwed ,  Xiaolei Yin

IPC分类号： E21B43/36 ,  F22B37/32 ,  F17D1/08 ,  E21B43/01 ,  F16T1/00 ,  F17D3/10 ,  F17D3/14

摘要： A method for the subsea transport of a multi-phase production fluid from a wellhead to a point remote from the wellhead, the multi-phase production fluid comprising a water phase, an oil phase and a gas phase. The method includes introducing the multi-phase production fluid into a pipeline, the pipeline extending from proximate the wellhead to a point remote from the wellhead; imparting rotational motion to the multi-phase production fluid; wherein the rotational motion of the multi-phase production fluid separates the water phase from the oil phase and the gas phase and reduces the pressure drop along the pipeline. A system for the subsea transport of a multi-phase production fluid from a wellhead to a point remote from the wellhead and a method for reducing hydrate formation during the subsea transport of a multi-phase production fluid from a wellhead to a point remote from the wellhead are also provided.

公开(公告)号：US20180030823A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-01

申请号：US15615129

申请日：2017-06-06

申请人： TIMOTHY J. NEDWED ,  Xiaolei Yin

发明人： TIMOTHY J. NEDWED ,  Xiaolei Yin

IPC分类号： E21B43/36 ,  F22B37/32 ,  F17D1/08

CPC分类号： E21B43/36 ,  E21B43/01 ,  F16T1/00 ,  F17D1/08 ,  F17D3/10 ,  F17D3/14 ,  F22B37/32

摘要： A method for the subsea transport of a multi-phase production fluid from a wellhead to a point remote from the wellhead, the multi-phase production fluid comprising a water phase, an oil phase and a gas phase. The method includes introducing the multi-phase production fluid into a pipeline, the pipeline extending from proximate the wellhead to a point remote from the wellhead; imparting rotational motion to the multi-phase production fluid; wherein the rotational motion of the multi-phase production fluid separates the water phase from the oil phase and the gas phase and reduces the pressure drop along the pipeline. A system for the subsea transport of a multi-phase production fluid from a wellhead to a point remote from the wellhead and a method for reducing hydrate formation during the subsea transport of a multi-phase production fluid from a wellhead to a point remote from the wellhead are also provided.

公开(公告)号：US20170174530A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-22

申请号：US15367040

申请日：2016-12-01

申请人： Xiaolei Yin ,  Michael D. Olson ,  Edward J. Grave ,  Kamran Ahmed Gul

发明人： Xiaolei Yin ,  Michael D. Olson ,  Edward J. Grave ,  Kamran Ahmed Gul

IPC分类号： C02F1/00 ,  B01D17/04 ,  G01N33/18 ,  E21B43/40 ,  E21B49/08 ,  E21B43/36 ,  B01D17/12 ,  C02F1/40

CPC分类号： C02F1/008 ,  B01D17/0214 ,  B01D17/0217 ,  B01D17/045 ,  B01D17/12 ,  C02F1/40 ,  C02F2101/32 ,  C02F2209/005 ,  C02F2209/40 ,  C02F2209/42 ,  E21B43/36 ,  E21B43/40 ,  E21B49/08 ,  G01N33/1833 ,  G01N33/1893 ,  Y02A20/206

摘要： An oil-in-water monitoring (OIWM) system for monitoring an oil-in-water concentration of treated water in a subsea processing system. The system includes a first OIWM portion including a separation component configured to separate the treated water stream into a separated oil portion and a separated water portion which has a plenum including the separated oil portion and the separated water portion. A separation component instrument is operatively coupled to the plenum. The system also includes at least two of: an oil line instrument operatively coupled to an oil line, a water line instrument operatively coupled to a water line, and an inlet line instrument operatively coupled to the inlet line. A computational device is configured to output an oil-in-water concentration of the inlet treated water stream using the parameters measured by the separation component instrument and at least two of the other instruments. Methods using such systems are also disclosed.