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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2017
John Zink Company, Llc, Tulsa, OK (US);
Stephen Joseph Rehm, Tulsa, OK (US);
Timothy Warren Oneal, Tulsa, OK (US);
Gene Wesley Bittel, Tulsa, OK (US);
Mark Elliot Ferguson, Tulsa, OK (US);
Daniel Todd Wright, Tulsa, OK (US);
Nicholas Lee Jensen, Tulsa, OK (US);
Todd Ethan Earls, Tulsa, OK (US);
John Zink Company, LLC, Tulsa, OK (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for separation of hydrocarbon containing fluids are provided. More particularly, the disclosure is relevant to separating fluids having a gas phase, a hydrocarbon liquid phase, and an aqueous liquid phase using indirect heating. In general, the system uses a first three-phase gas separation followed by indirect heating and then a second three-phase gas separation. Pressure reduction of the hydrocarbon containing fluid occurs either before or after the indirect heating.