Abstract:
A modular subsea chemical injection system, comprising a power and communications module (20), a power and communications umbilical terminator (22), a power and communications module (30), a fluid storage module (40) comprising a plurality of fluid storage bays (41) adapted to selectively receive a corresponding plurality of high and/or low flow fluid storage units (42), a pump module (50) comprising a plurality of pump bays (51) adapted to selectively receive a corresponding plurality of high fluid flow and/or low fluid flow pumps (52), and a fluid distribution unit (60) in fluid communication with a pump module fluid port (54) can be disposed on a seafloor adjacent to a well site and used to selectively provide low and/or high flow fluid delivery by use of subsea storage and pressure boosting for low flow fluid needs and low flow fluid needs.
Abstract:
A subsea fluid distributor comprises a support framework (10) configured to be removably mounted to and hydraulically connected to a subsea structure intermediate the subsea structure and an incoming flying lead terminator of an incoming flying lead; a plate (20) attached to an upper section of the support framework (10); a fixed bucket (30) attached to the support framework (10); a valve (40) attached to the support framework (10); a lower framework (51) attached to a lower portion of the support framework (10); a first hydraulic tube (81) attached to the lower framework (51 ) and in fluid communication with the valve (40); a flying lead junction plate assembly (70) attached to the lower portion of the support framework (10); a second hydraulic tube (71 ) disposed at least partially within flying lead junction plate assembly (70) and in fluid communication with various subsea equipment.
Abstract:
Using a subsea fluid storage system 1 comprising a soft bladder (20) disposed within a pressure balanced reservoir (10), a rotatable piston (30) disposed at least partially within the pressure balanced reservoir where a top of the soft bladder is in communication with the rotatable piston, and a piston rotator (50) operative to rotate and twist the rotatable piston as the rotatable piston travels along a predetermined axis within the pressure balanced reservoir, a predictable and repeatable collapse of the soft bladder may be obtained by allowing the rotating piston (30) to cooperatively travel about the piston rotator (50) to twist the soft bladder (20) as the rotating piston moves along the predetermined axis in such a manner as to collapse the bladder inward, thereby emptying the bladder of fluid within the bladder. The rotation of the piston pulls the soft bladder away from an interior of the pressure balanced reservoir, thereby preventing binding or pinching of the bladder with respect to the interior of the pressure balanced reservoir. In configurations, fluid is allowed to enter the pressure balanced reservoir via a valve (54) until a balance is achieved between an interior and an exterior of the pressure balanced reservoir.