Patent ID: 9217317
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: B63B,E02B,E21B

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for collecting, separating, and delivering a combination of gaseous product and liquid product emitted into a liquid environment beneath the apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a self-supporting flexible containment enclosure (SSFCE) forming a tube having a lower end disposed at the source of the gaseous product and liquid product and an upper end; and including— subsea buoys attached to the segments for creating neutral or near-neutral buoyancy, a separator for separating the gaseous product and liquid product, the separator including— the apparatus is constructed and arranged such that the gaseous product and liquid product enter the SSFCE lower end, rise within the SSFCE, and reach the SSFCE upper end and the diverter; wherein the liquid product conduit includes a first end disposed within the diverter to collect the liquid product and a second end spaced apart from the separator enclosure to deliver the liquid product; and wherein the gaseous product conduit includes a first end spaced apart from and above the diverter and the liquid product conduit first end to collect the gaseous product and a second end spaced apart from the separator enclosure to deliver the gaseous product.