DELIVERING FLUID TO A SUBSEA WELLHEAD

    公开(公告)号:US20210189827A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-24

    申请号:US17100081

    申请日:2020-11-20

    Abstract: The invention relates to the introduction of pressurized fluid, e.g. acid, into a subsea well directly from a vessel (33). A fluid injection assembly (20) is fitted to the top of a subsea Xmas tree (3), the assembly (20) including fail safe closed valve (21) which is controlled via a hydraulic line (31) from the vessel. The hose and assembly and valve are designed with an internal bore allowing a large diameter ball to be dropped (required for acid stimulation). The subsea subsea control module (8) on the Xmas tree is controlled from the producing platform.

    STANDALONE HIGH-PRESSURE HEAVIES REMOVAL UNIT FOR LNG PROCESSING

    公开(公告)号:US20210116173A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-22

    申请号:US17072565

    申请日:2020-10-16

    Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for processing liquefied natural gas (LNG). In one implementation, a dry feed gas is received. The dry feed gas is chilled with clean vapor from a heavies removal column to form a chilled feed gas. The chilled feed gas is partially condensed into a vapor phase and a liquid phase. The liquid phase retains freezing components. The freezing components are extracted using a reflux stream in the heavies removal column. The freezing components are removed as a condensate. The vapor phase is compressed into a clean feed gas. The clean feed gas is free of the freezing components for downstream liquefaction.

    OBSTACLE DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20210018646A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-21

    申请号:US16935009

    申请日:2020-07-21

    Abstract: A system and method of detecting subsurface karst features includes receiving surface mapping data. A potential surface pad location can be identified in view of the surface mapping data. A resistivity survey for the potential surface pad location can be designed. The resistivity survey can include at least one long line extending through a surface hole for each of one or more wellbores in the potential surface pad location, and a short line extending through the surface hole of one of the one or more wellbores, each short line intersecting the long line substantially at the surface hole of one of the one or more wellbores. High resistivity areas exceeding approximately 150 Ohm per meter can be identified as sub surface karst features within the resistivity survey.

    DETERMINATION OF RHEOLOGY OF FLUID IN AN OIL OR GAS WELL

    公开(公告)号:US20210002970A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-07

    申请号:US16919277

    申请日:2020-07-02

    Inventor: Gunvald NESHEIM

    Abstract: The invention relates to the measurement of the rheology of drilling fluid down a hydrocarbon well in real time during operations. A sensor device comprising a pipe rheometer with multiple diameters is installed in a bottom hole assembly tool, such that a portion of the total flow of drilling fluid passes through it. In this way the rheological properties of the drilling fluid can be determined under the high pressures and elevated temperatures encountered downhole.

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