Oil/gas separator for installation at burning wells

Patent · Tue Mar 09 04:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:6061610

Alonso, C T; Bender, D A; Bowman, B R; Burnham, A K; Chesnut, D A; Comfort, III, W J; Guymon, L G; Henning, C D; Pedersen, K B; Sefcik, J A; Smith, J A; Strauch, M S

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.

• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
• Patent Number(s): US 5191940; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-748586
• OSTI ID: 6061610
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ARAB COUNTRIES
ASIA
DESIGN
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ENERGY SOURCES
ENGINEERING
FIRE FIGHTING
FIRES
FLARING
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
INSTALLATION
KUWAIT
MIDDLE EAST
NATURAL GAS
OIL WELLS
OPERATION
PETROLEUM
PIPELINES
PRODUCTION
PUMPING
REMOTE HANDLING
SAFETY ENGINEERING
SEPARATION EQUIPMENT
WELLS