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Offshore gas recovery

  • US 20100175884A1
  • Filed: 01/05/2010
  • Published: 07/15/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for the early production of hydrocarbons from an undersea reservoir that produces at least gas, which includes a production vessel and a riser that extends from a sea floor base that extends into the reservoir up to the production vessel, comprising:

  • a gas storage first tank on said production vessel that is capable of storing pressured gaseous hydrocarbons produced from said reservoir;

    a shuttle;

    means for transferring pressured gas from said first tank to said shuttle, said shuttle being movable so it can carry pressured gas to a distant location and unload pressured gas thereat and return to the vicinity of said production vessel.

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