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Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026

Filed:

Sep. 23, 2022
Applicant:

Fmc Technologies, Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Ryan Malone, Farmington, NM (US);

Eric Joseph Rasmussen, Galveston, TX (US);

Isabel Chan, Houston, TX (US);

Victor Van Asperen, Tomball, TX (US);

Sander Guido Baaren, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 17/12 (2006.01); B01D 17/02 (2006.01); B01D 17/04 (2006.01); B01D 19/00 (2006.01); B01D 21/30 (2006.01); E21B 43/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 17/12 (2013.01); B01D 17/0211 (2013.01); B01D 17/0214 (2013.01); B01D 17/045 (2013.01); B01D 19/0042 (2013.01); B01D 21/30 (2013.01); E21B 43/34 (2013.01); E21B 43/35 (2020.05); B01D 2221/04 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to a separation system having a first inlet line through which a multiphase fluid is directed; a first separator connected to the first inlet line, the first separator being configured to separate the fluid into a heavy fraction primarily comprising solids and a light fraction primarily comprising gas, oil and water, the first separator comprising a heavy fraction outlet for discharge of the heavy fraction and a light fraction outlet for discharge of the light fraction; a heavy fraction outlet line connected to the heavy fraction outlet; a light fraction outlet line connected to the light fraction outlet; a second inlet line connected to the light fraction outlet line; a second separator connected to the second inlet line, the second separator being configured to separate the light fraction into separate gas, oil and water fractions, and the second separator comprising a gas outlet for discharge of the gas fraction, an oil outlet for discharge of the oil fraction, and a water outlet for discharge of the water fraction; a gas line connected to the gas outlet, an oil line connected to the oil outlet and a water line connected to the water outlet; a plurality of electrically operated valves for controlling fluid flow through respective ones of said lines; a plurality of sensors for measuring respective characteristics of the fluid; and a system controller configured to operate the valves based on inputs from the sensors to thereby control fluid flow through said lines.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Malone, Ryan. (2026). Separation system (U.S. Patent No. 12521649). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12521649

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