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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2022
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Al-khorayef Petroleum Company, Dammam, SA;
Ying Xue, Shanghai, CN;
Woon Yung Lee, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Jinjiang Xiao, Dhahran, SA;
Chidirim Enoch Ejim, Dhahran, SA;
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran, SA;
AL-KHORAYEF PETROLEUM COMPANY, Dammam, SA;
Abstract
A system () for pumping a multi-phase feed mixture includes a separation section () having a separation tank (), a mixing section (), and a pumping section (). The separation tank () has a feed mixture entrance () and a liquid outlet () located at different axial positions along a wall of the separation tank (). A gas line () extends through the separation tank () from a gas inlet () located in an interior of the separation tank to a gas outlet () located outside of the separation tank (). The mixing section () includes a fluid suction chamber () surrounding the gas outlet (), and a liquid line () fluidly connects the liquid outlet () to the fluid suction chamber (). The pumping section () includes a pump (), and a diffuser () fluidly connects the fluid suction chamber () to a pump inlet ().