Patent ID: 7008546
Filing Date: 2006-03-07
Classification: B01D,E21B

Abstract:
1. A cylindrical containment vessel for receiving a flowing mixture of gas, oil and water to separate the said mixture into disparate layers of gas, oil and water and discharge each separately, said vessel for installation on a flat substantially horizontal surface of a host structure that floats on a body of water, said containment vessel to have its center line vertical and perpendicular to the said horizontal surface, and including top and bottom end closures comprising, in combination: a) an inlet located in said vessel near the top end enclosure for receiving the gas, oil and water mixture, b) a first horizontally oriented baffle plate below said inlet dividing said vessel into upper and lower compartments with a first conduit for delivering oil and water from said upper compartment into said lower compartment and a second conduit for delivering gas from said lower compartment into said upper compartment, c) an oil outlet located in the upper region of the said lower compartment, d) a second baffle plate, parallel to said first baffle plate located below said oil outlet said second baffle plate with an opening near the wall of the said containment vessel at a location opposite said oil outlet and having a vertical barrier plate perpendicular to said second baffle plate located between said oil outlet and said opening with its ends sealed at the wall of said containment vessel and its bottom edge sealed at the said second baffle, said barrier plate having a V notch opening with the wide end of the V at the top edge of said barrier plate said V notch being located at the midpoint of said barrier plate, e) a water outlet located in the lower region of said lower compartment, f) a third baffle plate located above said water outlet parallel to said first and second baffle plates with an opening near the wall of said containment vessel opposite said water outlet, g) a fourth baffle plate and a fifth baffle plate, located inside said containment vessel between the said second and third baffle plate parallel to said first, second, and third baffle plates each with an opening near the wall of said containment vessel said opening in a location that is opposite the opening of said second and third baffle plates, and a gas outlet located near the dead center of said top closure.