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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2018
Applicant:
Baker Hughes Energy Technology Uk Limited, Bristol, GB;
Inventors:
Raymond Phillips, Bristol, GB;
Anthony Jason Vangasse, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
BAKER HUGHES ENERGY TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/035 (2006.01); E21B 33/038 (2006.01); E21B 34/02 (2006.01); E21B 34/04 (2006.01); E21B 43/12 (2006.01); G01V 1/38 (2006.01); E21B 47/09 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 34/02 (2013.01); E21B 33/0355 (2013.01); E21B 33/038 (2013.01); E21B 43/12 (2013.01); E21B 47/09 (2013.01); G01V 1/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for reducing flow induced vibration in at least one subsea structure. The method comprises the steps of, via at least one subsea acoustic sensor (), detecting at least one characteristic associated with acoustic energy in sea water proximate to the sensor (), responsive to the detected characteristic, varying at least one operational parameter of a fluid flowing along a fluid flow pathway associated with a pipe member ().