Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Preventing hydrate formation in a flowline
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Application No.: US16832207Application Date: 2020-03-27
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Publication No.: US10760025B2Publication Date: 2020-09-01
- Inventor: Jana Mohammed Aljindan
- Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Applicant Address: SA Dhahran
- Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Current Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Current Assignee Address: SA Dhahran
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Main IPC: C10L3/10
- IPC: C10L3/10 ; E21B43/24 ; F16L53/34 ; F17D1/04 ; F16L53/38 ; E21B47/103

Abstract:
A water content sensor is positioned within a flowline downstream of a well-choke. The water content sensor is configured to determine a water content percentage of a production fluid flowing through the flowline. A temperature sensor is positioned downstream of the well-choke. The temperature sensor is configured to determine a temperature of the production fluid flowing through the flowline. A heating jacket surroundings at least a portion of the flowline. The heating-jacket is configured to transfer heat into the flowline. A controller is configured to receive a signal from each of the water content sensor and the temperature sensor, and control the heating jacket in response to a signal from each of the water content sensor and the temperature sensor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200224112A1 PREVENTING HYDRATE FORMATION IN A FLOWLINE Public/Granted day:2020-07-16
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