Patent SG-11201408235T-A (SG)
Title: Multiphase separation system
Inventor: GRAVE EDWARD J
IPC: B01D45/00
Filed: 2013-05-01
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 30 January 2014 (30.01.2014) WIPOIPCT (10) International Publication Number WO 2014/018148 A1 (51) International Patent Classification: B01D 45/00 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: (22) International Filing Date: (25) Filing Language: (26) Publication Language: PCT/US2013/039089 1 May 2013 (01.05.2013) English English (30) Priority Data: 61/676,753 27 July 2012 (27.07.2012) US (71) Applicant (for all designated States except US): EXXON­ MOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY [US/US]; CORP-URC-SW359, P.O. Box 2189, Houston, TX 77252-2189 (US). (72) Inventors; and (71) Applicants (for US only)-. GRAVE, Edward, J. [US/US]; 18830 Mountain Shade Drive, Spring, TX 77388 (US). BYMASTER, Adam, S. [US/US]; 9023 Sailing Drive, Humble, TX 77346 (US). FOWLER, Tracy, A. [US/US]; 2414 Cannons Point Drive, Sugar Land, TX 77478 (US). (74) Agents: TIMMINS, Stephen et al.; ExxonMobil Up­ stream Research Company, CORP-URC-SW359, P.O. Box 2189, Houston, TX 77252-2189 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available)'. AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available)'. ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(H)) — as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) [Continued on next page] (54) Title: MULTIPHASE SEPARATION SYSTEM 106- 124 - 00 •t i-H 00 i-H © T? i-H o CJ 100 (57) Abstract: A system and method for separation of liquids and gases within a multiphase fluid are provided herein. The method includes flowing multiphase a fluid into circular distribution header of multiphase separation a a system and separating the mul­ tiphase fluid into gases and liquids within the circular distribution header. The method also includes flowing the gases into circular a gas header that is above plane a of the circular distribution header and flowing the liquids into a circular liquid header that is below the plane of the circular distribution header. The method further includes flowing the gases out of the multiphase separation system via gas a outlet line and flowing the liquids out of the multiphase separation system via liquid a outlet line, wherein entrained liquids within the gas outlet line are flowed to the liquid outlet line via a downcomer. wo 2014/018148 AI III llll IIII III III Hill III III III Hill lllll lllll 111 lllll 111 lllllll llll 111 llll Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))