Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Annulus vent system for subsea wellhead assembly
- Patent Title (中): 环形井口组件的环形通风系统
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Application No.: US13149523Application Date: 2011-05-31
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Publication No.: US08794332B2Publication Date: 2014-08-05
- Inventor: Robert Bell
- Applicant: Robert Bell
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Vetco Gray Inc.
- Current Assignee: Vetco Gray Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
- Main IPC: E21B43/01
- IPC: E21B43/01 ; E21B36/00

Abstract:
A wellhead system for producing hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation that includes concentric tubulars that form an annulus. The annulus is vented by flowing fluid from the annulus through a bleed line having a valve that is selectively opened and closed. Upstream of the bleed line valve, the bleed line is routed adjacent a production flow line. The temperature of the fluid in the production flow line is greater than annulus temperature and warms the bleed line. Hydrate formation in the bleed line is thereby inhibited by the thermal energy it receives from the production flow line.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120305259A1 ANNULUS VENT SYSTEM FOR SUBSEA WELLHEAD ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2012-12-06
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