Oil/gas separator for installation at burning wells

Patent Application · Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:10180904

Alonso, C T; Bender, D A; Bowman, B R ^[1]

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1. and others

An oil/gas separator is disclosed that can be utilized to return the burning wells in Kuwait to production. Advantageously, a crane is used to install the separator at a safe distance from the well. The gas from the well is burned off at the site, and the oil is immediately pumped into Kuwait`s oil gathering system. Diverters inside the separator prevent the oil jet coming out of the well from reaching the top vents where the gas is burned. The oil falls back down, and is pumped from an annular oil catcher at the bottom of the separator, or from the concrete cellar surrounding the well.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Patent Number(s): PATENTS-US-A7748586
• Application Number: ON: DE93019329; PAN: 7-748,586
• OSTI ID: 10180904
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 1991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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OIL WELLS
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SEPARATION EQUIPMENT
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NATURAL GAS
CRANES
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HEALTH AND SAFETY