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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2008
Applicants:
Adam L. Ballard, Katy, TX (US);
Norman D. Mcmullen, Cypress, TX (US);
George J. Shoup, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Adam L. Ballard, Katy, TX (US);
Norman D. McMullen, Cypress, TX (US);
George J. Shoup, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
BP Corporation North America Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 33/04 (2006.01); C09K 8/52 (2006.01); E21B 43/28 (2006.01); E21B 43/00 (2006.01); E21B 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method to remove hydrate plugs in a production system by passing a non-hydrate-forming or a hydrate-forming gas, which forms hydrates at a higher pressure than the existing hydrate, through the flow-restricting hydrate.