Method and apparatus to remove deposits
OwnerGregory John Hatton, Chien Kuei Tsaiinventors
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Abstract
A method of producing and transporting crude oil, comprising extracting crude oil from a well; placing the crude oil in a pipeline to transport the crude oil away from the well, wherein at least a portion of the pipeline travels through an atmosphere having an ambient temperature less than 20° C.; and transporting the crude oil for a first time period at a low flow rate so that a precipitate forms on an inner wall of the pipeline; and transporting the crude oil for a second time period at a high flow rate so that the precipitate is cleared from the inner wall of the pipeline.
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A method of producing and transporting crude oil, comprising:
- extracting crude oil from a well;
- placing the crude oil in a pipeline to transport the crude oil away from the well, wherein at least a portion of the pipeline travels through an atmosphere having an ambient temperature less than 20° C.;
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- transporting the crude oil for a first time period at a low flow rate so that a precipitate forms on an inner wall of the pipeline;
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- transporting the crude oil for a second time period at a high flow rate so that the precipitate is cleared from the inner wall of the pipeline.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.