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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2019
Applicant:
Onesubsea Ip Uk Limited, London, GB;
Inventors:
Stig Kåre Kanstad, Fana, NO;
Helge Dale, Rådal, NO;
Assignee:
OneSubsea IP UK Limited, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/40 (2006.01); E21B 21/12 (2006.01); E21B 43/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/40 (2013.01); E21B 21/12 (2013.01); E21B 43/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for recirculating a portion of a liquid fraction of multiphase production fluid to a pump for enhanced functionality thereof. The system includes a splitter assembly that obtains the multiphase production fluid from the pump. The splitter assembly utilizes multiple internal chambers to separate gas and liquid fractions of the fluid. A portion of the liquid fraction may then be recirculated back to the pump as indicated whereas the remainder of the liquid fraction may be recombined with the gas fraction for production.