Sand separation system with continuous sand disposal
OwnerHelmi Al-Jamal, Francois Martininventors
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Abstract
A sand separation system for continuous sand disposal is disclosed. It includes a sand catching vessel to receive a multi-phase fluid stream (e.g., oil and gas production) containing settleable solids such as sand. A siphoning conduit connected to the vessel's lower end facilitates for continuous sand disposal. Continuous sand disposal is an operational improvement over conventional batch sand disposal systems. The separation system may feature a control valve on the siphon conduit to regulate sand flow and a water inlet to inject water into the sand collecting vessel. This continuous sand disposal design improves operational efficiency by avoiding separator downtime caused by batch removal of accumulated sand.
Claims3
A sand catching vessel system, comprising:
- a. A sand catching vessel and a siphoning conduit;
- b. The sand catching vessel comprising a vessel enclosure, a sand inlet, and a disposal port at the bottom of the vessel enclosure to convey a disposed sand stream into the siphoning conduit;
- c. The siphoning conduit comprising a first u-shaped conduit with both ends of the first u-shaped conduit facing upward, where one end of the first u-shaped conduit is attached to the disposal port, the second end of the first u-shaped conduit is attached to a first end of a second u-shaped conduit, both ends of the second u-shaped conduit facing downwards, the top of the second u-shaped conduit is located at an elevation above the disposal port.
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