Equipment for connection of subsea lines
AssigneeFmc Technologies Do Brasil Ltda
InventorsLeonardo de Araujo Bernardo, Nicholas Gatherar, Huei Sun Lai, Jorge Luiz Da Silva Bonfim
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Abstract
A subsea equipment includes two manifolds for fluid import and export from oil wells. The first and second manifolds are arranged in parallel and are interconnected by a jumper. The first manifold includes all equipment for field flow control, such as, for example, selection valves, actuators or robot for remote operations and mandrels for connection to the Christmas trees. The second manifold includes only block valves and mandrels for future interconnection or interconnection to the first manifold.
Claims5
A system for connecting subsea lines comprising:
- a first manifold and a second manifold arranged in parallel for fluid import and export, wherein:
- said first manifold comprises a reduced number of components comprising a first header;
- six fluid import mandrels;
- six import block/selection valves for the first header;
- six import block/selection valves for a second header;
- only one first main pipe block valve;
- one first foundation;
- two subsea lines for a first flowline;
- one first line support point, one first subsea installation device, one first interconnection mandrel, wherein the first header, the six fluid import mandrels;
- the six import block/selection valves for the first header;
- the six import block/selection valves for the second header;
- the one first main pipe block valve, the subsea installation device, and the one first interconnection mandrel are positioned on the one first foundation, and
- said second manifold comprises the second header;
- only one second main pipe block valve;
- only one import block/selection valve;
- two subsea lines for a second flowline;
- one second foundation;
- one second interconnection mandrel;
- one second line support point;
- and one second subsea installation device, wherein the second header, the second main pipe block valve, the one import block/selection valve, the one second interconnection mandrel, and the one second subsea installation device are positioned on the one second foundation;
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- a connection element for directly interconnecting the first interconnection mandrel with the second interconnection mandrel;
- wherein the six fluid import mandrels, the six import block/selection valves for the first header, the six import block/selection valves for the second header, the one first main pipe block valve, the two subsea lines for the first flowline, and the one interconnection mandrel of the first manifold are interconnected according to their functions in the first manifold,
- and wherein the second header, the one second block valve for the second header, the one import block/selection valve, the two subsea lines for the second flowline, and the one second interconnection mandrel of the second manifold are interconnected according to their functions in the second manifold.
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