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In-line flow separation of fluids in a pipe separator

US8002121B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Michel Berard · Palaiseau, FR
Kamal Babour · Les Ulis, FR
Ibrahim Babelli · Al Khobar, SA

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 17, 2005
Grant date	Aug 23, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 7, 2026

Classification

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

Abstract

An in-line flow separator (1) comprises an uphill section (2) of pipeline which, in use, carries a gravitationally stratified flow of a first liquid (3) and a second denser liquid (4). The second liquid (4) forms a sump (5) extending uphill from the foot of the uphill section (2), and an interface between the first and second liquids on the uphill section is inclined from the horizontal. An extraction port (6) in the pipeline extracts the second liquid from the sump.

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