Multiphase fluid conveyance system

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20040245182A1
SERIAL NO

10491874

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A mixture of fluids is conveyed from a hydrocarbon reservoir and comprises gas and slugs of liquid. The mixture is passed through a slug catcher vessel (12) which temporarily retains the slugs of liquid. The gas is passed through a gas compressor (18) and the resulting pressurised gas is then conveyed to a remote location. When a liquid slug is detected in the slug catcher vessel (12), liquid is drawn from the vessel by an injector device (24) and entrained into the flow of gas downstream of the gas compressor (18) until the level of the interface between the gas and liquid in the vessel reaches a sufficiently low level. The system may alternatively be configured to accommodate a flow of liquid containing slugs of gas.

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ALPHA THAMES LTDESSEX HOUSE STATION ROAD UPMINSTER ESSEX RM14 2SU

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Appleford, David Eric Essex, GB 29 460
Lane, Brian William Essex, GB 26 437

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