公开(公告)号：US10544630B1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-28

申请号：US16218022

申请日：2018-12-12

申请人： Chevron U.S.A. Inc. ,  Cranfield University

发明人： Carlos Avila ,  Yi Cao ,  Henry Kwaw Ayisi Tandoh

IPC分类号： E21B17/01 ,  E21B43/12 ,  F16L43/00

摘要： A system for mitigating slugging in the conveyance of a subterranean resource can include at least one first pipe disposed proximate to a subterranean formation, where the at least one first pipe has a first cavity through which the subterranean resource traverses from the subterranean formation. The system can also include at least one second pipe disposed proximate to field equipment at an operating platform, where the at least one second pipe has a second cavity through which the subterranean resource traverses, where the field equipment is used to extract the subterranean resource. The system can also include a first slug mitigation assembly disposed between the at least one first pipe and the at least one second pipe, where the first slug mitigation assembly includes a first plurality of non-linear segments for reducing accumulation of gas or liquid pockets in the subterranean resource as the subterranean resource flows therethrough.