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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jerry L. Brady, Anchorage, AK (US);
Mark D. Stevenson, Anchorage, AK (US);
John M. Klein, Anchorage, AK (US);
James L. Cawvey, Anchorage, AK (US);
Assignee:
Atlantic Richfield Company, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 4/338 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 4/338 ;
Abstract
A system for producing a mixed gas-oil stream which contains solid particulates wherein gas is to be separated and compressed downhole in a turbine-driven compressor before the gas is injected into a subterranean formation. The stream is passed through a first separator to separate out the particulates which are then passed through a bypass in the turbine without contacting the rotary vanes of the turbine thereby alleviating the erosive effects of the solids.