Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company

Accenture Global Services Gmbh

Exxonmobil Technology and Engineering Company

William E Bond

Robert J Pottorf

Aaron B Regberg

A Lucie N'Guessan

William P Meurer

A Lucie N'guessan

Amelia C Robinson

Scott C Hornbostel

Mehmet Deniz Ertas

Leonard J Srnka

Sumathy Raman

Michael J Lawson

Steven R May

Sebastien L Dreyfus

Daniel Patrick Cherney

William G Powell

Kevin T Corbett

Kurt W Rudolph

Louise Levien

Michael Lawson

Timothy J Nedwed

Jason W Lachance

Michael G Starkey

Glenn B Hieshima

Michael A Jackowski

Michael R Krans

Christoper J Vandewater

Christopher J Vandewater

Hussein Hezarkhani

Joseph J Allogio

Cynthia S Benes

Josh Doyle

Christopher Vandewater

Lucie A N'GUESSAN

Sébastien L Dreyfus

A process for managing hydrates and hydrocarbon-based solids in a hydrocarbon stream. The process includes: introducing the hydrocarbon stream into an inlet of a system comprising at least a first cold flow reactor and a second cold flow reactor, each cold flow reactor comprising a heat exchanger and at least one static mixer; directing at least a portion of the hydrocarbon stream to the first cold flow reactor; cooling the portion of the hydrocarbon stream directed to the first cold flow reactor to a temperature less than the hydrate formation temperature, the temperature effective to substantially complete hydrate formation upon exiting the system to form a hydrate and hydrocarbon-based solids managed hydrocarbon stream; directing a lesser portion of the hydrocarbon stream to the second cold flow reactor; and remediating the second cold flow reactor by removing hydrate or hydrocarbon-based solids formed on internal surfaces of the second cold flow reactor. A remediable system for managing hydrates and hydrocarbon-based solids in a hydrocarbon stream is also described.

Process for managing hydrate and wax deposition in hydrocarbon pipelines

Method and system is described to exploration and development hydrocarbon resources. The method involves operations for exploring and developing hydrocarbons with one or more unmanned vehicles. The unmanned vehicles are used to obtain one or more samples that may be used to identify hydrocarbon systems, such as hydrocarbon seeps.

Method and system for identifying and sampling hydrocarbons

Method and system is described for marine surveying. The method involves operations for exploring and developing hydrocarbons with one or more unmanned vehicles. The unmanned vehicles are used to perform marine surveying and to obtain one or more samples that may be used to identify chemical, hydrocarbon and/or biologic information, which may be used for environmental monitoring of bodies of water.

Method and system for performing surveying and sampling in a body of water

A method for detecting hydrocarbons is described. The method includes performing a remote sensing survey of a survey location to identify a target location. Then, an underwater vehicle (UV) is deployed into a body of water and directed to the target location. The UV collects measurement data within the body of water at the target location, which is then analyzed to determine whether hydrocarbons are present at the target location.

Exploration method and system for detection of hydrocarbons

Method and system is described for hydrocarbon exploration and development. The method and system include one or more remote devices, such as buoys, which are utilized to identify and collect samples of target materials. The buoys include measurement components, sampling components and storage components to manage the obtained samples.

Method and system for identifying and sampling hydrocarbons with buoys

A method for detecting hydrocarbons with an underwater vehicle equipped with one or more measurement components is described. The method includes navigating the UV within the body of water; monitoring the body of water with measurement components associated with the UV to collect measurement data. The collected data from the UV is used to determine whether hydrocarbons are present and at the location.

Exploration method and system for detection of hydrocarbons with an underwater vehicle

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