Patent ID: 9670755
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: E21B

Claim:
1. A system for diverting hydrocarbons gushing uncontrollably from a fracture in the earth above a subsea formation as a result of a blowout, the system comprising: a pipe extending into the subsea formation, said pipe having a break therein so as to open to the fracture in the earth; a first blowout preventer affixed to said pipe, said first blowout preventer having a flow passageway therein, said flow passageway being in fluid communication with said pipe; a capping stack affixed to said first blowout preventer, said capping stack having a diverter line, said capping stack having a flow passageway therein in valved communication with said flow passageway of said first blowout preventer, said diverter line in valved communication with said flow passageway of said capping stack such that fluid can flow outwardly of said capping stack through said diverter line; a pump module having a flow line affixed to said diverter line of said capping stack, said pump module cooperative with said diverter line of said capping stack so as to create a positive pressure to the hydrocarbons in said flow line, said positive pressure being greater than a pressure in the subsea formation; and an outlet line interconnected to said flow line of said pump module, said pump module suitable for passing the hydrocarbons from said flow line of said pump module through said outlet line; a second blowout preventer affixed to said capping stack, said flow line of said pump module being in fluid communication with a flow passageway of said second blowout preventer, said outlet line communicating with said flow passageway of said second blowout preventer, said second blowout preventer affixed to an end of said capping stack opposite said first blowout preventer.