Patent ID: 8033336
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: E21B,F17D

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for extracting, cooling, and transporting effluents produced by an undersea well, comprising: a formation effluent extraction device; a cold flow generator coupled with the formation effluent extraction device; and a transporting connectors coupled with an on shore or near shore processing facility; wherein the transporting connectors couples the cold flow generator and the processing facility together, such that effluents extracted from the undersea well are cooled by the cold flow generator and transported to the processing facility for processing; wherein the on shore or near shore processing facility is substantially more proximal to the shore relative to the undersea well, wherein the formation effluent extraction device is coupled to the cold flow generator at an extracting connector, and the cold flow generator is coupled to the processing facility with the transporting connector, and wherein an average inner cross-sectional area dimension of the transporting connector is greater than an average inner cross-sectional area dimension of the extracting connector.