Subsea well having a submersible pump assembly with a gas separator located at the pump discharge
US7708059B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 13, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 4, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B43/36
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A subsea rotary gas separator system has a separator located adjacent the discharge of the pump for separating gas from the high pressure liquid stream exiting the pump. Some of the high pressure liquid is recycled back to the inlet of the pump to maintain a liquid-rich inlet stream for the pump.
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