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US 12,523,110 B2Granted
Lightweight flow module
AssigneeFMC Technologies, Inc.
InventorsPaul L. Riley, Ramu Valliappan Manickam, Wei Soung Tan, May-Ling Rachel Ho, Guoxiang Calvin Wu
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Abstract
A flow control module includes an inlet hub coupled to a first flow passage having a first flow bore, a flow meter associated with the first flow bore and positioned for top-down fluid flow, a choke disposed in a second flow passage having a second flow bore, the second flow passage coupled to a distal end of the first flow passage, and an outlet hub coupled to a distal end of the second flow passage, the outlet hub facing in a different direction from the inlet hub.
Claims9
A subsea tree, comprising:
- a compact core assembly, comprising:
- a body having a central valve block;
- a production bore and an annulus bore extending axially through the body to a tubing head;
- a production wing branch extending from the production bore and positioned between a production safety valve and a production master valve, wherein a production wing valve is provided along the production wing branch;
- an annulus wing branch extending from the annulus bore and positioned axially between an annulus safety valve and an annulus master valve, wherein the annulus wing branch comprises:
- an annulus wing bore extending in a direction perpendicular to the annulus bore;
- and
- an annulus wing valve provided along the annulus wing bore;
- wherein the production safety valve, the production master valve, and the annulus wing valve are positioned on a first side of the compact core;
- and
- wherein the annulus safety valve, annulus master valve, and production wing valve are positioned on a second side, opposite the first side, of the compact core.
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A system, comprising:
- a compact tree, comprising:
- a body having a central valve block;
- a production bore and an annulus bore extending axially through the body to a tubing head;
- a production wing branch extending from the production bore and positioned between a production safety valve and a production master valve, wherein a production wing valve is provided along the production wing branch;
- an annulus wing branch extending from the annulus bore and positioned axially between an annulus safety valve and an annulus master valve, wherein the annulus wing branch comprises:
- an annulus wing bore extending in a direction perpendicular to the annulus bore;
- and
- an annulus wing valve provided along the annulus wing bore;
- wherein the production safety valve, the production master valve, and the annulus wing valve are positioned on a first side of the compact tree;
- and
- wherein the annulus safety valve, annulus master valve, and production wing valve are positioned on a second side, opposite the first side, of the compact tree;
- a tree frame surrounding the compact tree;
- a flow control module mounted to a first side of the tree frame, fluidly connected to a production lines extending in a first direction from the first side of the valve block;
- and
- a jumper connected to the flow control module,
- wherein a production shut down valve is provided along the jumper, and wherein the jumper is configured in a non-horizontal orientation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.