System and method for subsea well leak detection and containment
AssigneeBaker Hughes Energy Technology UK Limited
InventorJoel Ferreira
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Abstract
A leak detection and collection system includes a cap configured to couple to a wellbore component. The system also includes an alert system removably coupled to the cap and a packer coupled to the cap. The packer extends into a bore of the wellbore component and the packer is actuated to seal against the wellbore component and to block flow through the bore. The system further includes a release mechanism coupled to the alert system, a first flow path, an accumulator, and a second flow path. The release mechanism is activated at a first pressure above a first threshold to release the alert system and the second flow path directs flow to the accumulator at a second pressure above a second threshold.
Claims9
A leak detection and collection system, comprising:
- a cap configured to couple to a wellbore component associated with a well;
- an alert system removably coupled to the cap;
- a packer coupled to the cap and extending into a bore of the wellbore component, the packer being actuated to seal against the wellbore component and to block flow through the bore;
- a release mechanism coupled to the alert system;
- a first flow path extending through the packer, the first flow path to direct flow to the release mechanism;
- an accumulator;
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- a second flow path to direct flow to the accumulator;
- wherein the release mechanism is activated at a first pressure above a first threshold to release the alert system from the cap and the second flow path directs flow to the accumulator at a second pressure above a second threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.