Containment system
US9416632B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 9, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S210/922
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A containment system for recovering hydrocarbon fluid from a leaking device situated at a deep seafloor comprising a pipe for conveying an input fluid that is a mix of water, oil, gas, and hydrate, and a treatment facility fed with the input fluid from the pipe and separating the components of the input fluid. The treatment facility comprises a tank for dissociation of hydrate component and extraction of the oil component. The treatment facility comprises a heater device inside the tank.
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