Petroleo Brasileiro S.a. - Petrobras

Tatiane Silva Vieira

Roberto Rodrigues

Carlos Alberto Bandeira Riberio Cardoso

Michele Cristina Pedroso

Jonatas Ribeiro

Celso Cesar Moreira Branco

The present invention is related to artificial lifting systems and production flow assurance from subsea oil wells. In this sense, the present invention provides an integrated subsea oil heating and pumping system hydraulically actuated by heated injection water, the system comprising at least one recoverable pumping module connected to a subsea base which, in turn, receives the produced fluids from at least one subsea producing well. The subsea base is connected to a production unit through a riser through which the produced oil flows and to an injection line that feeds the pumping module with water which, after activating the turbine and pump set, is injected through at least one injection well. The present invention further provides a hydraulically actuated subsea pumping method associated with the system described above.

Integrated system for subsea heating and pumping of oil and water injection for reservoir pressurization, and method of heating, of subsea pumping hydraulically actuated and water injection

A hydraulically driven underwater pumping system may include a pumping module connected to a subsea base. The subsea base may be connected to: a subsea producing well via a production line that carries the fluid produced by the subsea producing well; and a production unit via a riser and a service line. The hydraulically driven underwater pumping system may receive working fluid from the production unit via the service line. Additionally, a pump, located in the pumping module, may be driven hydraulically by the working fluid and pump the fluid produced by the subsea producing well to the production unit. The hydraulically driven underwater pumping system may mix the working fluid, after being used to drive the pump, with the fluid produced by the subsea producing well that is pumped to the production unit.

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