Provided is a particulate sensing system for detecting particulates in fluid a stream. The system includes a conduit comprising a peripheral wall and defining a fluid passage for conveying a fluid stream therethrough. The system further includes a sensor apparatus comprising a probe body and an acoustic sensor mounted on the probe body. The probe body extends through the peripheral wall. A first end of the probe body is positioned within the fluid passage and a second end of the probe body is external to the conduit. The probe body extends into the fluid passage at a non-perpendicular angle, with a first end face of the probe body tilted toward an upstream direction of the fluid passage. Particulates in the fluid stream impacting the first end face generate an acoustic response in the probe body, which is converted by the acoustic sensor into an electrical output.
Stacked-plate filters may include a plurality of stacked filter plates with small gaps therebetween. The present disclosure provides a stacked-plate filter apparatus comprising a plurality of filter plates stacked along a longitudinal axis with the filter plates substantially parallel. Each filter plate has a respective outer rim, first face and second face. Each of the filter plates defines a respective opening therethrough. The outer rim forms a first peripheral edge at the first face and a second peripheral edge at the second face. The first peripheral edge is radially misaligned from the second peripheral edge to form an offset gap interface for each adjacent pair of the filter plates. For each of the filter plates, the respective outer rim may be tapered from the first face to the second face to provide the radial misalignment.
A system and method of cleaning a desanding vessel is provided including determining that sand has settled in the accumulation zone of the vessel, isolating and depressurizing the vessel and introducing a flush or wash fluid into the vessel. The wash fluid is introduced via a flush inlet at or near the process gas outlet of the vessel, and at a purge rate to fluidize sand in the accumulation zone and form a slurry. The slurry is collected from the vessel at a flush outlet downstream from the flush inlet. The purge rate is maintained for elutriation of the fluidized sand in the slurry, through the vessel and out of the flush outlet.
Described is a stacked-plate apparatus having a plurality of plates stacked along an axis and having gaps between adjacent plates, each of which act as flow passageways for flow of fluid from a fluid inlet to a fluid outlet. Pairs of adjacent plates comprise one and optionally two lips, which extend axially into the flow passageway at the fluid inlet, thereby narrowing an inlet gap between the plates at the fluid inlet. The lips enhance the flow of fluid towards the fluid outlet of the flow passageway, for at least a working distance downstream thereof, as compared to a pair of adjacent plates that does not have the lips.
A stacked-plate apparatus and method for separating a first fluid from a multiphase fluid, the apparatus having pairs of adjacent plates spaced apart from one another to form gaps, or flow passageways, between the plates. At a selected pressure, the first fluid of the multiphase fluid can flow along the gaps between the plates, to be collected when it exits the gaps. The other fluids of the multiphase fluid cannot flow along the gaps, and thus the first fluid is separated from the second fluid. The method and apparatus can be used to separate fluids that have different rheological properties, such as air and water, or water and oil.
Valve equipment used to control fluid flow and pressure in the oil and gas industry; valve equipment used to control backpressure on a well in the oil and gas industry; particulate separation equipment for the removal of particulates from fluid flow streams; particulate separation equipment in the oil and gas industry
Apparatus and method disclosed herein related to first stage gravity separation of liquid and sand from a gaseous fluid stream in an upper portion of a desanding vessel, sand separating from gas along an annular path about a shell, the sand-free gas directed back down into the shell to a fluid outlet for removal as a product stream. A second stage gravity separation of sand from accumulated liquid occurs in a lower section of the vessel. An optional final or polishing stage of the liquid is conduct using a filter. A stacked-plate filter can extend an intake opening of the fluid outlet into the accumulated liquid. Further, the filter plates can be configured with parallel filtering of gas/liquid separation for gas intake above, and with liquid/sand separation below including pressure management of the filter operation.
A stacked-plate apparatus and method for separating a first fluid from a multiphase fluid, the apparatus having pairs of adjacent plates spaced apart from one another to form gaps, or flow passageways, between the plates. At a selected pressure, the first fluid of the multiphase fluid can flow along the gaps between the plates, to be collected when it exits the gaps. The other fluids of the multiphase fluid cannot flow along the gaps, and thus the first fluid is separated from the second fluid. The method and apparatus can be used to separate fluids that have different rheological properties, such as air and water, or water and oil.
Described is a stacked-plate apparatus having a plurality of plates stacked along an axis and having gaps between adjacent plates, each of which act as flow passageways for flow of fluid from a fluid inlet to a fluid outlet. Pairs of adjacent plates comprise one and optionally two lips, which extend axially into the flow passageway at the fluid inlet, thereby narrowing an inlet gap between the plates at the fluid inlet. The lips enhance the flow of fluid towards the fluid outlet of the flow passageway, for at least a working distance downstream thereof, as compared to a pair of adjacent plates that does not have the lips.
Apparatus and method disclosed herein related to first stage gravity separation of liquid and sand from a gaseous fluid stream in an upper portion of a desanding vessel, sand separating from gas along an annular path about a shell, the sand-free gas directed back down into the shell to a fluid outlet for removal as a product stream. A second stage gravity separation of sand from accumulated liquid occurs in a lower section of the vessel. An optional final or polishing stage of the liquid is conduct using a filter. A stacked-plate filter can extend an intake opening of the fluid outlet into the accumulated liquid. Further, the filter plates can be configured with parallel filtering of gas/liquid separation for gas intake above, and with liquid/sand separation below including pressure management of the filter operation.
Valve equipment used to control fluid flow and pressure in the oil and gas industry; valve equipment used to control backpressure on a well in the oil and gas industry; particulate separation equipment for the removal of particulates from fluid flow streams; particulate separation equipment in the oil and gas industry
Particulate separation equipment used in the oil and gas industry, namely, filters; stacked-plate filters, liquid filters, plates for filters, namely, sheet metal filter plates, polymer filter plates, nylon filter plates
Particulate separation equipment used in the oil and gas industry, namely, mechanical filtration and pressure vessel equipment for the removal of particulates
(1) Valve equipment used to control fluid flow and pressure in the oil and gas industry, namely, valves being parts of machines; valve equipment used to control backpressure on a well in the oil and gas industry, namely, valves being parts of machines; particulate separation equipment for the removal of particulates from fluid flow streams, namely, mechanical filtration devices and pressure vessel equipment used in the oil and gas industry; particulate separation equipment in the oil and gas industry, namely, mechanical filtration devices and pressure vessel equipment for the removal of particulates.
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Computer software for controlling particulate control equipment, namely, computer software for controlling sand monitoring and tracking systems used in the oil and gas industry; Software program used in the oil and gas industry for data visualization in particular for the monitoring and tracking sand production, data retrieval, and analysis; Industrial process instrumentation, namely, electronic weight, flow, production, or level measurement transmitters Well site servicing in the oil and gas industry, namely, for the removal of particulates flowing from a well head Well site servicing in the oil and gas industry, namely, tracking the removal of particulates flowing from a well head Rental of particulate control equipment, namely, sand monitoring and tracking systems comprised of portable power generating equipment, measurement instrumentation, data logging and communications equipment used to monitor or track sand production Orientation and training for well operators, namely, for the use of particulate control equipment and sand monitoring and tracking systems, and well site servicing in the oil and gas industry, namely, for the monitoring, tracking, and removal of particulates flowing from a well head; Orientation and training for well operators in the use of particulate control equipment, namely, sand monitoring and tracking systems used to monitor or track sand production in the oil and gas industry Engineering of mechanical equipment and software for the monitoring, tracking, or removal of particulates in the oil and gas industry; Engineering services in the oil and gas industry relating to particulate removal; Providing information, including online, about engineering services in the oil and gas industry relating to particulate removal; Well site servicing in the oil and gas industry, namely, monitoring particulates flowing from a well head for quality control purposes and to ensure proper function of equipment
(1) Particulate separation equipment used in the oil and gas industry, namely filters; Filters used for particulate separation in the oil and gas industry, namely, stacked-plate filters, liquid filters, plates for filters, namely sheet metal filter plates, polymer filter plates, nylon filter plates
(1) Particulate separation equipment used in the oil and gas industry, namely mechanical filtration and pressure vessel equipment for the removal of particulates
(1) Valve equipment used to control fluid flow and pressure in the oil and gas industry, namely, valves being parts of machines; valve equipment used to control backpressure on a well in the oil and gas industry, namely, valves being parts of machines; particulate separation equipment for the removal of particulates from fluid flow streams, namely, mechanical filtration devices and pressure vessel equipment used in the oil and gas industry; particulate separation equipment in the oil and gas industry, namely, mechanical filtration devices and pressure vessel equipment for the removal of particulates.
A stacked-plate filter removes particulates from a fluid stream. Each plate is a surface of revolution, including an annular plate having a central opening and an outer periphery. A plurality of plates are stacked axially and spaced to form gaps as fluid pathways between the central opening and periphery. Depending on the direction fluid flow, inner or outer edges at the central opening or periphery respectively form inlet edges; the inlet edges of adjacent plates being misaligned to form an offset gap interface for minimizing particulate clogging thereat. The inlet edge can be pleated, forming radially-extending edges for angular misalignment. Identical and adjacent plates can be alternated face-up and face down to form the offset gap interface. The filter can be fit within a housing and forming an annulus therebetween, the central opening and annulus forming one or the other of the fluid inlet and outlet.
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(1) Computer software for controlling particulate control equipment, namely, computer software for controlling sand monitoring and tracking systems used in the oil and gas industry; Software program used in the oil and gas industry in conjunction with particulate control equipment for data visualization including the monitoring and tracking sand production, data retrieval, and data analysis; Industrial process instrumentation for use with particulate control equipment, namely weight, flow, production, or level measurement transmitters (1) Well site servicing in the oil and gas industry namely for the monitoring, tracking, and removal of particulates flowing from a well head
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(3) Orientation and training for well operators, namely for the use of particulate control equipment and sand monitoring and tracking systems, and well site servicing in the oil and gas industry, namely, for the monitoring, tracking, and removal of particulates flowing from a well head; Orientation and training for well operators in the use of particulate control equipment, namely sand monitoring and tracking systems used to monitor or track sand production in the oil and gas industry
(4) Engineering of mechanical equipment and software for the monitoring, tracking, or removal of particulates in the oil and gas industry; Engineering services in the oil and gas industry relating to particulate removal; Providing information, including online, about engineering services in the oil and gas industry relating to particulate removal
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Rental of particulate separation equipment, namely pressure vessel equipment and mechanical particulate filtering devices Particulate separation equipment used in the oil and gas industry, namely, pressure vessel equipment and mechanical filtering devices used in the oil and gas industry Retail stores featuring particulate separation equipment, namely, pressure vessel equipment and mechanical particulate filtering devices; Online retail stores featuring particulate separation and manufacturing equipment and software; Providing a website used to place on-line commercial orders in the field of particulate separation and manufacturing equipment and software Well site servicing in the oil and gas industry, namely, for the removal of particulates flowing from a well head Orientation and training for well operators, namely, for the use of particulate separation equipment and mechanical filtering devices, and integrity testing of particulate separation equipment and mechanical filtering devices, and well site servicing in the oil and gas industry, namely, for the removal of particulates flowing from a well head; Orientation and training for well operators in the use of particulate separation equipment, namely, pressure vessel equipment and mechanical filtering devices, in the oil and gas industry Integrity testing of particulate separation equipment, namely, pressure vessel equipment and mechanical filtering devices; Inspection and testing of particulate separation equipment used in the oil and gas industry; oil-well testing; engineering services in this class; engineering of mechanical equipment for the removal of particulates in the oil and gas industry; Providing information, including online, about the foregoing
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(1) Particulate separation equipment used in the oil and gas industry, namely pressure vessel equipment and mechanical filtering devices used in the oil and gas industry.
(2) Promotional materials namely t-shirts, ball caps, toques, pens, pencils, mouse pads, pocket and desk calendars, day timers, shirts, coats, jackets, flashlights, first aid kits, blank universal serial bus keys, leather portfolios, water bottles, coffee mugs, vacuum bottles, and insulated coffee mugs. (1) Manufacturing, sales, and renting of particulate separation equipment, namely pressure vessel equipment and mechanical filtering devices.
(2) Orientation and training for well operators in the use of particulate separation equipment, namely pressure vessel equipment and mechanical filtering devices, in the oil and gas industry.
(3) Integrity testing of particulate separation equipment, namely pressure vessel equipment and mechanical filtering devices.
(4) Well site servicing in the oil and gas industry namely for the removal of particulates flowing from a well head.
(5) Operation of a web site featuring sales, rentals, training, and news in the field of particulate separation and manufacturing equipment and software, and orientation and training for well operators namely for the use of particulate separation equipment and mechanical filtering devices, and integrity testing of particulate separation equipment and mechanical filtering devices, and well site servicing in the oil and gas industry namely for the removal of particulates flowing from a well head.
(6) Design and development of mechanical equipment for the removal of particulates, namely the design and development of pressure vessel equipment and mechanical filtering devices used to separate sand and other particulates from fluid streams.
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(1) Particulate separation equipment used in the oil and gas industry, namely pressure vessel equipment and mechanical filtering devices used in the oil and gas industry.
(2) Promotional materials namely t-shirts, ball caps, toques, pens, pencils, mouse pads, pocket and desk calendars, day timers, shirts, coats, jackets, flashlights, first aid kits, blank universal serial bus keys, leather portfolios, water bottles, coffee mugs, vacuum bottles, and insulated coffee mugs. (1) Manufacturing, sales, and renting of particulate separation equipment, namely pressure vessel equipment and mechanical filtering devices.
(2) Orientation and training for well operators in the use of particulate separation equipment, namely pressure vessel equipment and mechanical filtering devices, in the oil and gas industry.
(3) Integrity testing of particulate separation equipment, namely pressure vessel equipment and mechanical filtering devices.
(4) Well site servicing in the oil and gas industry namely for the removal of particulates flowing from a well head.
(5) Operation of a web site featuring sales, rentals, training, and news in the field of particulate separation and manufacturing equipment and software, and orientation and training for well operators namely for the use of particulate separation equipment and mechanical filtering devices, and integrity testing of particulate separation equipment and mechanical filtering devices, and well site servicing in the oil and gas industry namely for the removal of particulates flowing from a well head.
(6) Design and development of mechanical equipment for the removal of particulates, namely the design and development of pressure vessel equipment and mechanical filtering devices used to separate sand and other particulates from fluid streams.
An apparatus and method for removing particulates from a multiple- phase fluid stream is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a treatment chamber having a fluid inlet for receiving the multiple-phase fluid stream. The apparatus also comprises a recovery chamber having a gas channel and a liquid channel in fluid communication with the treatment chamber at a gas and a liquid port, respectively. The gas and liquid channels converge at an intake port of a fluid outlet for discharging particulate-removed gas and liquid.
B01D 45/08 - Separating dispersed particles from gases or vapours by gravity, inertia, or centrifugal forces by utilising inertia by impingement against baffle separators
B01D 21/00 - Separation of suspended solid particles from liquids by sedimentation
E21B 43/34 - Arrangements for separating materials produced by the well
An apparatus and method for removing particulates from a multiple-phase fluid stream is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a treatment chamber having a fluid inlet for receiving the multiple-phase fluid stream. The apparatus also comprises a recovery chamber having a gas channel and a liquid channel in fluid communication with the treatment chamber at a gas and a liquid port, respectively. The gas and liquid channels converge at an intake port of a fluid outlet for discharging particulate-removed gas and liquid.
B01D 21/00 - Separation of suspended solid particles from liquids by sedimentation
B01D 21/24 - Feed or discharge mechanisms for settling tanks
E21B 27/00 - Containers for collecting or depositing substances in boreholes or wells, e.g. bailers for collecting mud or sandDrill bits with means for collecting substances, e.g. valve drill bits
A particulate-accommodating fluid flow directing apparatus comprises a failure detection housing containing a flow directing insert, the housing serving as a pressure boundary; failure at any location along the insert being detectable by means associated with the housing. The insert can be manufactured of erosion resistant materials, including non-ductile materials such as ceramics. The insert is sealed to the housing at an inlet and a discharge forming a pressure chamber between the insert and housing. The pressure chamber can be maintained at a pad pressure complementary to the process pressure, the pad pressure being maintained and monitored for indication of insert failure.
G01M 3/28 - Investigating fluid tightness of structures by using fluid or vacuum by measuring rate of loss or gain of fluid, e.g. by pressure-responsive devices, by flow detectors for pipes, cables, or tubesInvestigating fluid tightness of structures by using fluid or vacuum by measuring rate of loss or gain of fluid, e.g. by pressure-responsive devices, by flow detectors for pipe joints or sealsInvestigating fluid tightness of structures by using fluid or vacuum by measuring rate of loss or gain of fluid, e.g. by pressure-responsive devices, by flow detectors for valves
A desanding system has an elongated vessel that is tilted at a non-zero inclination angle. The vessel has an upper end that tilts downwardly towards a distal end and has a diverging bounding wall so as to define a top wall having a first inclination angle and a bottom wall having a second inclination angle greater than the first inclination angle. A fluid inlet interface at the vessel's upper end discharges a gas stream, having entrained liquids and particulates, into a freeboard portion formed adjacent the top wall above a gas/liquid interface formed below the fluid outlet. A cross-sectional area of the freeboard portion causes precipitation of the entrained liquids and particulates therefrom for collection in a belly storage portion formed below the interface. A desanded gas stream, being free of a substantial portion of the particulates is removed from the vessel through a fluid outlet adjacent the distal base.
An apparatus and method for removing particulates from a multiple-phase fluid stream is disclosed. The apparatus has a vessel enclosed by walls, and the vessel has a fluid inlet for receiving the multiple-phase fluid stream, a fluid outlet spacing from the fluid inlet for discharging gas phase matter, and a passage, such as a spiral path, in the vessel extending from the fluid inlet to the fluid outlet. The length of the passage is longer than the distance between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet.
An apparatus and method for removing particulates from a multiple-phase fluid stream is disclosed. The apparatus has a vessel enclosed by walls, and the vessel has a fluid inlet for receiving the multiple-phase fluid stream, a fluid outlet spacing from the fluid inlet for discharging gas phase matter, and a passage, such as a spiral path, in the vessel extending from the fluid inlet to the fluid outlet. The length of the passage is longer than the distance between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet.
B01D 45/08 - Separating dispersed particles from gases or vapours by gravity, inertia, or centrifugal forces by utilising inertia by impingement against baffle separators
B01D 45/12 - Separating dispersed particles from gases or vapours by gravity, inertia, or centrifugal forces by centrifugal forces
B04C 5/103 - Bodies or members, e.g. bulkheads, guides, in the vortex chamber
B04C 5/13 - Construction of the overflow ducting, e.g. diffusing or spiral exits formed as a vortex finder and extending into the vortex chamberDischarge from vortex finder otherwise than at the top of the cycloneDevices for controlling the overflow
An apparatus and method for removing particulates from a multiple-phase fluid stream is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a treatment chamber having a fluid inlet for receiving the multiple-phase fluid stream. The apparatus also comprises a recovery chamber having a gas channel and a liquid channel in fluid communication with the treatment chamber at a gas and a liquid port, respectively. The gas and liquid channels converge at an intake port of a fluid outlet for discharging particulate-removed gas and liquid.
A desanding system has an elongated vessel that is tilted at a non-zero inclination angle. The vessel has an upper end that tilts downwardly towards a distal end and has a diverging bounding wall so as to define a top wall having a first inclination angle and a bottom wall having a second inclination angle greater than the first inclination angle. A fluid inlet interface at the vessel's upper end discharges a gas stream, having entrained liquids and particulates, into a freeboard portion formed adjacent the top wall above a gas/liquid interface formed below the fluid outlet. A cross-sectional area of the freeboard portion causes precipitation of the entrained liquids and particulates therefrom for collection in a belly storage portion formed below the interface. A desanded gas stream, being free of a substantial portion of the particulates is removed from the vessel through a fluid outlet adjacent the distal base.
B01D 21/00 - Separation of suspended solid particles from liquids by sedimentation
B01D 21/24 - Feed or discharge mechanisms for settling tanks
B01D 47/02 - Separating dispersed particles from gases, air or vapours by liquid as separating agent by passing the gas or air or vapour over or through a liquid bath
E21B 27/00 - Containers for collecting or depositing substances in boreholes or wells, e.g. bailers for collecting mud or sandDrill bits with means for collecting substances, e.g. valve drill bits
A particulate-accommodating fluid flow directing apparatus comprises a failure detection housing containing a flow directing insert, the housing serving as a pressure boundary; failure at any location along the insert being detectable by means associated with the housing. The insert can be manufactured of erosion resistant materials, including non-ductile materials such as ceramics. The insert is sealed to the housing at an inlet and a discharge forming a pressure chamber between the insert and housing. The pressure chamber can be maintained at a pad pressure complementary to the process pressure, the pad pressure being maintained and monitored for indication of insert failure.
A desanding system has an elongated vessel that is tilted at a non- zero inclination angle. A fluid inlet at the vessel's upper end discharges a gas stream having entrained liquids and particulates and a fluid outlet into a freeboard portion formed adjacent an upper portion of the vessel above a gas/liquid interface formed below the fluid outlet. A belly storage portion is formed below the interface. The freeboard portion of the vessel has a freeboard cross-sectional area that diminishes along the interface from the fluid inlet to a fluid outlet spaced away from and lower than the fluid inlet. The cross-sectional are of the freeboard portion causes precipitation of the entrained liquids and particulates therefrom and collect in the belly portion of the vessel. A desanded gas stream, being free of a substantial portion of the particulates is removed from the vessel through the fluid outlet.
A desanding system has an elongated vessel that is tilted at a non-zero inclination angle. A fluid inlet at the vessel's upper end discharges a gas stream having entrained liquids and particulates and a fluid outlet into a freeboard portion formed adjacent an upper portion of the vessel above a gas/liquid interface formed below the fluid outlet. A belly storage portion is formed below the interface. The freeboard portion of the vessel has a freeboard cross-sectional area that diminishes along the interface from the fluid inlet to a fluid outlet spaced away from and lower than the fluid inlet. The cross-sectional are of the freeboard portion causes precipitation of the entrained liquids and particulates therefrom and collect in the belly portion of the vessel. A desanded gas stream, being free of a substantial portion of the particulates is removed from the vessel through the fluid outlet.
