Pipe separator

• US 20090145832A1
• Filed: 04/26/2006
• Published: 06/11/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Statoil Petroleum As (Asa Equinor)
• Original Assignee: Statoil Petroleum As (Asa Equinor)
• Inventors: Gramme, Per Eivind, Lie, Gunnar Hannibal
• Application Number:
  US11/919,760
• Publication Number:
  US 20090145832A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 210/247
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 17/0214 with removal of one of the phases
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 19/0057 the centrifugal movement being caused by a vortex, e.g. using a cyclone, or by a tangential inlet
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 43/34 Arrangements for separating materials produced by the well

Abstract

A pipe separator for separation of a fluid, in particular separation of fluids with non-mixable fluid components such as oil, gas and water, comprising an extended tubular separator body with a diameter that is principally the same as or slightly larger than the diameter of the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe(s) for the separated components from the separator.

The separator body, from the inlet to the outlet(s), has a curved path or course in one or more parts of its longitudinal design.

Claims

1-6. -6. (canceled)

7. A pipe separator for separation of a fluid, in particular separation of fluids with non-mixable fluid components such as oil, gas and water, comprising an extended tubular separator body with a diameter that is principally the same as or slightly larger than the diameter of the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe(s) for the separated components from the separator, wherein the separator body, from the inlet to the outlet(s), has a curved path or course in one or more parts of its longitudinal design.

8. A pipe separator in accordance with claim 7, wherein the separator body has a U-shaped course.

9. A pipe separator in accordance with claim 7, wherein the separator body has a circular, semicircular or spiral course.

10. A pipe separator in accordance with claim 7, wherein the radius (R) of curvature of the separator body is not less than three times the separator body'"'"'s radius (r).

11. A pipe separator in accordance with claim 7, wherein the radius (R) of curvature of the separator body is not less than five times the separator body'"'"'s radius (r).

12. A pipe separator in accordance with claim 7, the separator body has a rise or fall from the inlet to the outlet that does not exceed an angle of 0.5, respectively 3 degrees.