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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2003
Applicants:
Ricky A. Hall, Houston, TX (US);
Richard D. Yetman, Tomball, TX (US);
Inventors:
Ricky A. Hall, Houston, TX (US);
Richard D. Yetman, Tomball, TX (US);
Assignee:
GTL Microsystems AG, Rigistrasse, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/017 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A GTL facility for a fixed offshore hydrocarbon production platform which comprises a deck attached to a base that is secured to the sea floor. The GTL facility comprises a syngas reactor for converting natural gas into syngas and a liquids production unit for converting the syngas into a hydrocarbon liquid. Furthermore, at least one of the syngas reactor and the liquids production unit comprises a catalyst which is constructed using PI micro-reactor technology. As a result, the GTL unit is sufficiently small to be located on the deck of the platform.