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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2009
Applicant:
Francis Allouche, Nogent sur Mame, FR;
Inventor:
Francis Allouche, Nogent sur Mame, FR;
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 17/025 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of separating a hydrocarbon multiphase fluid mixture. The method comprises an application step in which the hydrocarbon fluid mixture (E) is applied to a separator that separates by gravity the hydrocarbon fluid mixture (E) into a liquid layer and a gas layer. The method further comprises an extraction step, a liquid-level measurement step, a level-based adjustment step, a parameter measurement step, and a parameter-based adjustment step.