Containment system and a method for using such containment system
US9506327B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 9, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE02B2015/005
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A containment system for recovering hydrocarbon fluid from a leaking device comprising a dome sealed to the seafloor around the leaking device and forming a cavity for accumulating hydrocarbon fluid. The dome comprises an upper output opening for extracting the hydrocarbon fluid. The containment system comprises a sensor for measuring an interface level of a fluid interface between hydrocarbon fluid and any other fluid inside the dome, and an output valve connected to the upper output opening for outputting hydrocarbon fluid, and controlled on the basis of the interface level measured by the sensor.
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