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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2022

Filed:

Jan. 26, 2021
Applicant:

Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;

Inventors:

Fathi BuGubaia, Mubarraz, SA;

Khalid Al Ghamdi, Dhahran, SA;

Mohammad R. Khunaizi, Dammam, SA;

Rashid D. Al Hajri, Abqaiq, SA;

Khalid Al Subaie, Dammam, SA;

Zayed Qahtani, Dhahran, SA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 37/06 (2006.01); F16K 17/16 (2006.01); E21B 34/06 (2006.01); F16K 15/06 (2006.01); F16K 17/168 (2006.01); F16K 27/10 (2006.01); G21C 9/008 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 37/06 (2013.01); F16K 17/16 (2013.01); E21B 34/066 (2013.01); F16K 15/063 (2013.01); F16K 17/168 (2013.01); F16K 27/102 (2013.01); G21C 9/008 (2013.01);
Abstract

The disclosure describes hydrocarbon flowline corrosion inhibitor overpressure protection. Such a protection system includes a fluid flow pathway fluidically coupled to a corrosion inhibitor injection pump that injections corrosion inhibitor into a hydrocarbon carrying flowline. When the injection pump pressure exceeds a threshold flow pressure, the corrosion inhibitor is flowed through a first branch of the fluid flow pathway to relieve the excess pressure. The first branch is fluidically isolated from a second branch. When a rupture disc in the first branch fails, then the corrosion inhibitor is diverted to flow through the second branch and the first branch is isolated from the corrosion inhibitor flow.


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