Blower assembly

• US 20100065279A1
• Filed: 09/17/2008
• Published: 03/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Universal Consulting & Technology, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Universal Consulting & Technology, Inc.
• Inventors: Wates, Michael G., Conner, Cathy L.
• Application Number:
  US12/283,974
• Publication Number:
  US 20100065279A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 166/372
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 43/006 Production of coal-bed methane E21B43/243 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 43/121 Lifting well fluids monitoring of down-hole pump systems E21B47/008

Abstract

The gas trailer assembly has an intake conduit for receiving gas from the well. The gas is communicated from the intake conduit to a blower and into an exhaust pipe. Gas exiting the blower passes through the exhaust pipe and into a pipeline. At least a portion of the intake conduit is disposed in the exhaust pipe so that gas in the exhaust pipe is cooled by contact with the outer surface of the intake conduit.

Claims

1. Apparatus for communicating gas from a well to a pipeline comprising:

an intake conduit for receiving gas from the well;

a blower inlet conduit communicated with the intake conduit;

a blower connected to the blower inlet conduit;

a blower outlet conduit connected to the blower and connected to an exhaust pipe for communicating gas from the blower into the exhaust pipe, wherein at least a portion of the intake conduit is disposed in the exhaust pipe, and wherein the exhaust pipe communicates gas exiting the blower into the pipeline.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the intake conduit is concentrically disposed in the exhaust pipe.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a support table, the blower being mounted to and supported by the support table.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a separator connected in the blower inlet conduit for separating liquid from the gas.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a bypass conduit connected at one end to the blower inlet conduit and at a second end to the blower outlet conduit for bypassing the blower and communicating gas from the blower inlet conduit to the blower outlet conduit.

6. Apparatus for delivering gas from a well to a pipeline comprising:

an intake conduit;

a gas blower;

a blower inlet conduit having a first end communicated with the intake conduit and a second end connected to the gas blower;

a separator for separating liquids from the gas connected in the blower inlet conduit between the first and second ends thereof;

an exhaust pipe for delivering the gas to the gas pipeline; and

a blower outlet conduit having a first end connected to the blower and a second end connected to the exhaust pipe, wherein gas communicated into the exhaust pipe from the blower outlet conduit contacts an outer surface of the intake conduit.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the gas in the exhaust pipe is cooled by contact with the intake conduit.

8. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the intake conduit and the exhaust pipe are coaxial.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein gas in the exhaust pipe and the intake conduit travel in the same direction.

10. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the internal diameter of the exhaust pipe is larger than the internal diameter of the blower outlet conduit.

11. A method of communicating gas from a wellhead to a pipeline comprising:

delivering gas from the wellhead to an intake pipe;

communicating gas from the intake pipe through a blower; and

contacting an outer surface of the intake pipe with gas exiting the blower to cool the exiting gas.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising communicating the gas exiting the blower into an exhaust pipe, the at least a portion of the intake conduit being disposed in the exhaust pipe.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising communicating the gas exiting the blower from the exhaust pipe into the pipeline.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising separating liquid from the gas prior to communicating the gas into the blower.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising communicating the gas exiting the blower into an exhaust pipe.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein at least a portion of the intake pipe is disposed in the exhaust pipe.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising communicating gas from the exhaust pipe to the pipeline.

18. Apparatus for communicating gas from a well to a pipeline comprising:

an intake conduit for receiving gas from the well; and

an exhaust pipe for communicating gas from the intake conduit to the pipeline, wherein at least a portion of the intake pipe is disposed in the exhaust pipe.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising a blower, wherein gas is communicated from the intake conduit through the blower into the exhaust pipe.

20. The apparatus of claim 18 further comprising a separator for separating liquid from the gas before gas is communicated into the exhaust pipe.

21. The apparatus of claim 18 further comprising:

a blower;

a blower inlet pipe connected to the intake conduit and to the blower; and

a blower outlet pipe connected to the blower and the exhaust pipe.

22. The apparatus of claim 21 further comprising a separator connected in the blower inlet pipe for removing liquid from the gas.

23. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the intake conduit is concentrically disposed in the exhaust pipe.