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CHOKE SYSTEM FOR WELLHEAD ASSEMBLY HAVING A TURBINE GENERATOR

  • US 20180100374A1
  • Filed: 10/06/2016
  • Published: 04/12/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wellhead assembly for producing fluid from a wellbore comprising:

  • a production tree;

    production piping connected to the production tree; and

    a choke assembly comprising,a housing having a chamber that is in fluid communication with the production piping,a braking system, anda turbine element in the housing that rotates in response to a flow of fluid from the production piping through the housing, that is changeable between a freely rotating configuration to a rotationally impeded configuration when in braking engagement with the braking system, so that a pressure drop across the turbine element in the flow of fluid regulates the flow of fluid in the production piping.

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