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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2006
Applicant:
Jorn Folkvang, Stathelle, NO;
Inventor:
Jorn Folkvang, Stathelle, NO;
Assignee:
Schlumberger Norge AS, Stavanger, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/24 (2006.01); C02F 1/40 (2006.01); B01D 17/035 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A gravity separator includes a vessel within which a mixture containing water, oil, and gas can separate under gravity to form vertically discrete oil and water layers and a gas phase. An inlet duct communicates with a vessel entrance for the mixture containing water, oil, and gas. The inlet duct of the gravity separator includes a gas injector that injects a gaseous medium in a volume in the range of from 0.01-1.9 Smof the gaseous medium per 1 mof the mixture into the mixture containing water, oil, and gas.