US008776893B2
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`(12) United States Patent
`Donald et al.
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`(10) Patent No.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US 8,776,893 B2
`Jul. 15, 2014
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`(54) APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR
`PROCESSING FLUIDS FROM A WELL
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`(56)
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`(75)
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`Inventors:
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`Ian Donald, Aberdeenshire (GB); John
`Reid, Dundee (GB)
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`(73) Assignee: Cameron International Corporation,
`Houston, TX (US)
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`( ”‘ ) Notice:
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`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
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`(21) Appl.No.: 13/591,443
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`(22) Filed:
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`Aug. 22, 2012
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`(65)
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`Prior Publication Data
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`US 2012/0312541 A1
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`Dec. 13, 2012
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`Related U.S. Application Data
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`filed as
`(62) Division of application No. 12/515,729,
`application No. PCT/US2007/084884 on Nov. 15,
`2007, now Pat. No. 8,297,360.
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`(30)
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`Foreign Application Priority Data
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`Dec. 18, 2006
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`(GB) ................................. .. 0625526.9
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`(51)
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`Int. Cl.
`E21B 7/12
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`(52) U.s. CI.
`USPC ......... .. 166/347; 166/338; 166/341; 166/344;
`166/351
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`(58) Field of Classification Search
`USPC ...... .. 166/339, 345, 351, 352, 358, 367, 85.1,
`166/855, 78.1, 241.6; 175/5, 7, 10
`See application file for complete search history.
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`OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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`European Decision to Grant dated Mar. 15, 2012; European Appli-
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`(Continued)
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`Primary Examiner — Matthew Buck
`Assistant Examiner — Aaron Lembo
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`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Conley Rose, RC.
`(57)
`ABSTRACT
`Provided is a system, including a first module (3527) config-
`ured to process fluid from a well, wherein the first module
`(3517) has an extension conduit (Sb), having a connection that
`is couplcablc to a central mandrel of a manifold (5), a pro-
`cessing device arranged in a region surrounding the extension
`conduit (Sb), a processing input (1812), and a processing out-
`put (1%). Further provided is a method of processing well
`fluids, including diverting fluids from a bore of a manifold (1)
`to a processing module (3 517), wherein the processing module
`(351)) is coupled to a mandrel 01' the manilbld (5), processing
`the fluids in the processing module (3513), and returning the
`fluids to a flowpath (1911) for recovery.
`38 Claims, 8 Drawing Sheets
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