Patent ID: 7104321
Filing Date: 2006-09-12
Classification: B01D,E21B

Abstract:
1. A gas/liquid separator assembly for use in a tubing string located in a borehole of a well, the separator assembly comprising: a tubular outer conduit having a lower inlet for introducing gas and liquids within the interior of the outer conduit, the outer conduit having an upper outlet to allow fluids to pass to the exterior of the outer conduit; a tubular inner conduit disposed within the interior of the outer conduit, the inner conduit having a flow passage and an inlet for introducing liquids discharged from the outer conduit into the flow passage, the inner and outer conduits being rigidly joined together at a first end; and an adaptor that engages the inner and outer conduits at a second end to prevent lateral movement of the second end of the inner conduit within the outer conduit while allowing relative longitudinal movement of the outer and inner conduits from longitudinal compression or tension forces applied to the outer conduit.