Patent ID: 7740074

Claim:
A subsea well assembly, comprising: a subsea tree assembly having a vertical passage with laterally extending upper and lower branches, the tree assembly having a tree body with an exterior surface; a flow meter that is connected to the tree assembly, the flow meter having a first port connected to the upper branch and a second port; a tubular body mounted to the exterior surface of the tree body and alongside the tree body, the tubular body having a central cavity with a first port connected to the lower branch, a second port for connection to a flowline, and a third port; a conduit connected externally of the tree body between the second port of the flow meter and the third port of the tubular body; and a valve in the lower branch of the tree assembly, so that when closed, fluid flow through the lower branch is blocked, and fluid flows through the upper branch and the flow meter between the vertical passage in the tree assembly and the flowline.