Method and system for transporting a hydrocarbon fluid

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9488005
APP PUB NO 20150267474A1
SERIAL NO

14441309

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A method for transporting a hydrocarbon fluid, such as crude oil and/or natural gas, comprises:

    drilling a chain of double ended U-shaped boreholes into the earth crust, such that at least one pair of the boreholes has an adjacent pair of upper ends at or near the earth surface;lining each of the boreholes with an at least partly expanded impermeable liner comprising an expandable tubular, which is circumferentially expanded after insertion into the borehole;interconnecting each pair of adjacent upper ends of the chain of lined U-shaped boreholes by a connection conduit; andtransporting the hydrocarbon fluid through a transportation pipeline with one or more W-shaped sections provided by the chain of lined U-shaped boreholes and the connection conduit.

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  • SHELL OIL COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kriesels, Petrus Cornelis Rijswijk, NL 37 272

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