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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2010
William Carbaugh, Humble, TX (US);
Leonard G. Childers, Houston, TX (US);
John Leblanc, Spring, TX (US);
William Carbaugh, Humble, TX (US);
Leonard G. Childers, Houston, TX (US);
John LeBlanc, Spring, TX (US);
Hydril USA Manufacturing LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Method, riser assembly and gas handler for diverting gas from a riser. The riser assembly includes a riser having a first end and a second end and a conduit extending from the first end to the second end; a gas handler connected to the riser and provided between the first end and the second end, the gas handler having an external casing; plural pipes attached to an outside of the riser such that at least one pipe of the plural pipes enters through the external casing; and a gas vent pipe configured to start at the gas handler and extend towards the second end of the riser and the gas vent pipe is further configured to divert a gas from the gas handler through the outside of the riser.