Low shear trim

• US 9,624,748 B2
• Filed: 03/31/2015
• Issued: 04/18/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cameron International Corporation (Schlumberger NV)
• Original Assignee: Cameron International Corporation (Schlumberger NV)
• Inventors: Gnanavelu, Abinesh, Evans, Finbarr William
• Primary Examiner(s): Buck, Matthew R
• Application Number:
  US14/675,486
• Publication Number:
  US 20150275613A1
• Time in Patent Office: 749 Days
• Field of Search: 166368
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 33/0355 Control systems, e.g. hydraulic, pneumatic, electric, acoustic, for submerged well heads
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 33/076 specially adapted for underwater installations
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 43/20 Displacing by water

Abstract

A system includes a subsea chemical injection system configured to inject a chemical into a well, wherein the choke trim comprises a first cylinder comprising a first plurality of spiral flow paths, a second cylinder comprising a second plurality of spiral flow paths, wherein the first cylinder is disposed within the second cylinder, and an outer portion comprising a plurality of axial passages, wherein the second cylinder is disposed within the outer portion.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a subsea chemical injection system configured to inject a chemical into a well, wherein the subsea chemical injection system comprises;

a subsea choke configured to flow the chemical; and

a choke trim of the subsea choke, wherein the choke trim comprises a first plurality of spiral flow paths, wherein each of the first plurality of spiral flow paths comprises a decreasing cross-sectional area from a respective flow path inlet of each of the first plurality of spiral flow paths to a respective flow path outlet of each of the first plurality of spiral flow paths, and wherein the choke trim comprises;

a first cylinder comprising the first plurality of spiral flow paths;

a second cylinder comprising a second plurality of spiral flow paths, wherein the first cylinder is disposed within the second cylinder; and

an outer portion, wherein the second cylinder is disposed within the outer portion, and each of the second plurality of spiral flow paths abuts a second inner bore of the outer portion.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the first plurality of spiral flow paths abuts a first inner bore of the second cylinder.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the outer portion is secured within the subsea choke.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the first and second pluralities of spiral flow paths is exposed to an inlet of the subsea choke.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the outer portion comprises a plurality of axial flow passages exposed to the respective flow path outlet of each of the first and second pluralities of spiral flow paths, wherein the respective flow path outlets are at an axial end of the choke trim opposite the inlet of the subsea choke.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein each of the plurality of axial flow passages extends from the axial end of the choke trim to an annular region between the choke trim and the subsea choke.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the annular region is exposed to an outlet of the subsea choke.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the second plurality of spiral flow paths comprises a decreasing cross-sectional area from a respective flow path inlet of each of the second plurality of spiral flow paths to a respective flow path outlet of each of the second plurality of spiral flow paths.

9. The system of claim 1, comprising a multiple orifice valve, wherein the multiple orifice valve is configured to selectively block flow to each of the first plurality of spiral flow paths.

10. A method, comprising:

directing a flow of a polymer solution through an inlet of a choke body;

directing the flow of the polymer solution through a first plurality of spiral flow paths of a choke trim disposed within the choke body;

directing the flow of the polymer solution through a second plurality of spiral flow paths of the choke trim, wherein each of the second plurality of flow paths extends about the first plurality of spiral flow paths;

collecting the polymer solution in a cavity of the choke trim disposed at an axial end of the choke trim opposite the inlet of the choke body after directing the flow of the polymer solution through the first and second pluralities of spiral flow paths; and

directing the flow of the polymer solution through a plurality of axial passages extending from the axial end of the choke trim to an annular region disposed between the choke trim and the choke body, wherein the annular region is exposed to an outlet of the choke body,

wherein each of the first and second pluralities of spiral flow paths comprises a gradually decreasing cross-sectional area from a respective flow path inlet of each of the first and second pluralities of spiral flow paths to a respective flow path outlet of each of the first and second pluralities of spiral flow paths.

11. The method of claim 10, comprising selectively blocking the flow of the polymer solution to each of the first and second pluralities of flow paths with a multiple orifice valve.

12. A system, comprising:

a choke trim of a subsea choke configured to flow a chemical for injection into a subsea well, wherein the choke trim comprises;

a first cylinder comprising a first plurality of spiral flow paths;

a second cylinder comprising a second plurality of spiral flow paths, wherein the first cylinder is disposed within the second cylinder; and

an outer portion comprising a plurality of axial passages, wherein the second cylinder is disposed within the outer portion.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein each of the first and second pluralities of spiral flow paths comprises a tapered cross-sectional area along a respective length of each of the first and second pluralities of spiral flow paths.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the choke trim comprises a cavity disposed between the first and second pluralities of spiral flow paths and the plurality of axial passages.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein each of first and second pluralities of spiral flow paths comprises an entry point exposed to an inlet of the subsea choke, and each of the plurality of axial passages comprises an exit point exposed to an outlet of the subsea choke.

16. The system of claim 12, comprising an actuator configured to selectively block flow of the chemical into each of the first and second pluralities of spiral flow paths.