Systems and methods for processing downhole fluids
AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorsAbdulaziz S. Al-Qasim, Hattan M. Banjar, Amer Alanazi
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Abstract
A fluid processing system is configured for use in a wellbore in a hydrocarbon-bearing rock formation. The system includes a casing liner disposed in an open hole section of a well for providing a separation zone in a flow of materials from a first reservoir The system includes a downhole separator operatively coupled to the casing liner for separating the first material and the second material within the flow of materials. The flow of materials includes at least a first material and a second material.
Claims18
A fluid processing system for use in a wellbore in a hydrocarbon-bearing rock formation, the system comprising:
- a casing liner disposed in an open hole section of a well for providing a separation zone in a flow of materials from a first reservoir, the flow of materials comprising at least a first material and a second material;
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- a downhole separator operatively coupled to the casing liner for separating the first material and the second material within the flow of materials;
- wherein the downhole separator further comprises a separation barrier, where the separation barrier is movable within the downhole separator.
A method for processing materials in a wellbore in a hydrocarbon-bearing rock formation, comprising:
- drilling a wellbore, where the wellbore is operatively coupled to a flank of a first reservoir and a flank of a second reservoir;
- separating a flow of materials into at least a first material and a second material using a downhole separator, where the flow of materials enter the well through the flank of the first reservoir and wherein the downhole separator comprises a separation barrier, where the separation barrier is movable within the downhole separator;
- pumping at least one of the first material and the second material through the well;
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- injecting the second material into the second reservoir.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.