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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 1993
Filed:
Aug. 22, 1991
Carol T Alonso, Orinda, CA (US);
Donald A Bender, Dublin, CA (US);
Barry R Bowman, Livermore, CA (US);
Alan K Burnham, Livermore, CA (US);
Dwayne A Chesnut, Pleasanton, CA (US);
William J Comfort, III, Livermore, CA (US);
Lloyd G Guymon, Livermore, CA (US);
Carl D Henning, Livermore, CA (US);
Knud B Pedersen, Livermore, CA (US);
Joseph A Sefcik, Tracy, CA (US);
Joseph A Smith, Livermore, CA (US);
Mark S Strauch, Livermore, CA (US);
Abstract
An oil/gas separator is disclosed that can be utilized to return the burning wells in Kuwait to production. Advantageously, a crane is used to install the separator at a safe distance from the well. The gas from the well is burned off at the site, and the oil is immediately pumped into Kuwait's oil gathering system. Diverters inside the separator prevent the oil jet coming out of the well from reaching the top vents where the gas is burned. The oil falls back down, and is pumped from an annular oil catcher at the bottom of the separator, or from the concrete cellar surrounding the well.