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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2013
Applicants:
Jin Wang, Houston, TX (US);
Yong Luo, Houston, TX (US);
Assignees:
China National Offshore Oil Corporation, Beijing, CN;
COTEC, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 41/00 (2006.01); B63B 35/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 35/44 (2013.01); B63B 35/4413 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vertical oil storage system is disclosed, having an oil tank for storing oil and water, an oil caisson coupled to the top of the oil tank, a water caisson coupled to the bottom of the oil tank, and a containment saucer at the interface between the oil and the water stored in the oil tank. Additionally, there is a water pipe extending from an upper water sump in the center well to the water caisson, a water passageway extending from the center well to the water caisson, and an oil pipe extending from the topside facility to the oil caisson.