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US 2017/0246645 A1Published application
Controlling flow of black powder in hydrocarbon pipelines
AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorJames Clyde Hassell
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Abstract
Black powder flowing with hydrocarbons in a hydrocarbon pipeline is converted into a magnetorheological slurry by implementing wet scrubbing in the hydrocarbon pipeline. A flow of the magnetorheological slurry through the hydrocarbon pipeline is controlled.
Claims21
A method comprising:
- converting black powder flowing with hydrocarbons in a hydrocarbon pipeline into a magnetorheological slurry by implementing wet scrubbing in the hydrocarbon pipeline;
- and
- controlling a flow of the magnetorheological slurry through the hydrocarbon pipeline.
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A system comprising:
- a wet scrubber system configured to be connected to a hydrocarbon pipeline flowing hydrocarbons and black powder, the wet scrubber system configured to convert black powder flowing with hydrocarbons in the hydrocarbon pipeline into a magnetorheological slurry by implementing a wet scrubbing in the hydrocarbon pipeline;
- and
- a flow controller configured to be connected to the hydrocarbon pipeline and to control a flow of the magnetorheological slurry through the hydrocarbon pipeline.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.