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Device for producing an effluent contained in a submarine geological formation and production method employed using such a device

US4967843A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 29, 1988
Grant dateNov 6, 1990
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Expiry dateSep 29, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B43/0175
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A method and device for producing effluent contained in a submarine geological formation which enables a submarine transfer of a petroleum output over short and medium distances between, for example, a hydrocarbon deposit and a hydrocarbon processing platform located over a larger deposit developed previously. At least one wellhead of the wells in the geological formation is connected to a production line feeding into the processing platform, with a pumping module being provided in the form of a jet pump connecting the wellheads to the production line whereby the hydrocarbons are pumped from the outlets of the well heads to the processing zone by the jet pump.

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