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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2011
J. David Smith, Cambridge, MA (US);
Kripa K. Varanasi, Lexington, MA (US);
Gareth H. Mckinley, Acton, MA (US);
Robert E. Cohen, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Adam J. Meuler, Malden, MA (US);
Harrison L. Bralower, Cambridge, MA (US);
J. David Smith, Cambridge, MA (US);
Kripa K. Varanasi, Lexington, MA (US);
Gareth H. McKinley, Acton, MA (US);
Robert E. Cohen, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Adam J. Meuler, Malden, MA (US);
Harrison L. Bralower, Cambridge, MA (US);
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
This invention relates generally to articles, devices, and methods for gas hydrate mitigation in deep-sea drilling applications. In certain embodiments, hydrate-phobic surfaces are provided that ensure passive enhancement of flow assurance and prevention of catastrophic failures in deep-sea oil and gas operations.