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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2022
Applicant:
Conocophillips Company, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Thomas J. Danielson, Houston, TX (US);
Brian P. Dyer, Houston, TX (US);
Probjot Singh, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
ConocoPhillips Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 55/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 55/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method to reduce slugging in a pipeline, including flowing a fluid flow through a pipeline having a fluid flow path extending therethrough and determining a presence of a slug within the fluid flow path of the pipeline. Launching a chokeable pig into the fluid flow path, anchoring the chokeable pig at a predetermined location within the fluid flow path, and adjusting the pressure drop through the pipeline.