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Process for the fractionation of oil and gas on a petroleum deposit effluent

US5389242A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 7, 1992
Grant dateFeb 14, 1995
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Expiry dateAug 7, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B43/34
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A description is given of a process for the fractionation of oil and gas on a petroleum deposit effluent, including: PA0 (a) a stage wherein the liquid and gaseous phases are separated at the gas evacuation pressure P1, producing a gaseous fraction G1, on the one hand, which is evacuated, and a liquid fraction L1, on the other hand, which is constituted at least partially of oil, sending the liquid fraction L1 to stage (b); PA0 (b) at least one distillation stage carried out at a pressure P2 which is less than or at least equal to the pressure P1 in stage (a), in a distillation zone C1 which has an internal heat exchange zone and a reboiling zone, and which permits a gaseous fraction G2 to be recovered, on the one hand, and a liquid fraction L2 to be recovered, on the other hand, which is sent to the internal exchange zone, then evacuated; and PA0 (c) at least one recompression stage at the pressure P1 of at least a part of the gaseous fraction G2 which is at least partly mixed with the gaseous fraction G2 and evacuated.

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