Patent ID: 11885210
Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 24:
25. A water separation system for a well, the water separation system comprising:
a production fluid pathway between a production tubing at a well head of a well site and a water separator, the production fluid pathway configured to direct a flow of production fluid from the production tubing to the water separator;
an injection fluid pathway between the water separator and an injection tubing at the well head of the well site, the injection fluid pathway configured to direct a flow of separated water from the water separator to the injection tubing;
the water separator positioned at the well site and fluidly connected to the production fluid pathway and the injection fluid pathway, the water separator configured to receive the flow of production fluid, separate water from the flow of production fluid, and direct the separated water to the injection fluid pathway;
an output fluid pathway fluidly connected to the water separator to direct the flow of production fluid out of the water separator;
a turbocharger fluidly connected to the injection fluid pathway and to one of the output fluid pathway or the production fluid pathway, the turbocharger configured to extract energy from the production fluid and boost a pressure of the separated water in the injection fluid pathway; and
a process control unit communicably connected to the production fluid pathway, the injection fluid pathway, the water separator, the output fluid pathway, and the turbocharger, the process control unit configured to control a flow of fluid through the water separation system.