Patent ID: 11944920
Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  E | IPC B  E

Claim 0:
1. A modified gathering manifold comprising:
a sampling header coupled to each of a plurality of production lines of a plurality of wells;
a plurality of diverters, each coupled to one of the plurality of production lines of the plurality of wells associated with the modified gathering manifold, upstream of a relief header coupled to each of the plurality of production lines and a production header associated with the modified gathering manifold and coupled to each of the plurality of production lines, each diverter being configured to be activated to an open position and deactivated into a closed position;
the sampling header being configured to receive a production fluid diverted by at least one diverter of the plurality of diverters when the at least one diverter is in the open position;
a three-phase separator coupled to the sampling header downstream of the plurality of diverters, the three-phase separator being configured to:
separate the production fluid into crude oil, water, and gas, and
detect a volume flow rate for each of the crude oil, the water, and the gas; and
a return header coupled to the three-phase separator and the production header, the return header being configured to pass the crude oil, the water, and the gas from the three-phase separator into the production header where the crude oil, the water, and the gas are combined into a hydrocarbon fluid flow.