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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2005
Szabolcs Roland Balkanyi, Houston, TX (US);
James George Broze, Houston, TX (US);
Jose Oscar Esparza, Katy, TX (US);
Gregory John Hatton, Houston, TX (US);
Ajay Praful Mehta, Houston, TX (US);
Chien Kuei Tsai, Katy, TX (US);
Moye Wicks, Iii, Houston, TX (US);
George John Zabaras, Houston, TX (US);
Szabolcs Roland Balkanyi, Houston, TX (US);
James George Broze, Houston, TX (US);
Jose Oscar Esparza, Katy, TX (US);
Gregory John Hatton, Houston, TX (US);
Ajay Praful Mehta, Houston, TX (US);
Chien Kuei Tsai, Katy, TX (US);
Moye Wicks, III, Houston, TX (US);
George John Zabaras, Houston, TX (US);
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A system for assuring subsea hydrocarbon production flow in pipelines by chilling the hydrocarbon production flow in a heat exchanger and causing solids to form, periodically removing deposits and placing them in a slurry utilizing a closed loop pig launching and receiving systems.