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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2016
Applicant:
Conocophillips Company, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Sandipan Kumar Das, Owasso, OK (US);
Sally Ann Thomas, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Assignee:
ConocoPhillips Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 9/093 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 9/0933 (2013.01);
Abstract
A crude oil storage tank includes a bottom wall, a peripheral wall and a top wall that collectively define a storage volume. A first nozzle is arranged at the peripheral wall. The first nozzle is configured to selectively rotate between a first position and a second position to direct a first stream of fluid into the storage volume. A second nozzle is arranged at the peripheral wall. The second nozzle is configured to selectively rotate between a first position and a second position to direct a second stream of fluid into the storage volume.