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US 2021/0198982 A1Published application
Sea water vacuuming system to contain spill
AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorsKhaled ASFAHANI, Ali QASEM, Mansour AL-MANSOUR
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Abstract
Systems and methods for containing a subsea flow of hydrocarbons includes a water intake. The water intake is operable to be positioned downstream of the subsea flow of hydrocarbons. A receiving facility is located at a surface of a sea. A suction hose extends from the water intake to the receiving facility. A suction system is operable to reduce a fluid pressure within the water intake.
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A system for containing a subsea flow of hydrocarbons, the system including:
- a water intake, the water intake operable to be positioned downstream of the subsea flow of hydrocarbons;
- a receiving facility located at a surface of a sea;
- a suction hose, the suction hose extending from the water intake to the receiving facility;
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- a suction system operable to reduce a fluid pressure within the water intake.
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A method for containing a subsea flow of hydrocarbons, the method including:
- positioning a water intake downstream of the subsea flow of hydrocarbons;
- extending a suction hose from the water intake to a receiving facility, the receiving facility located at a surface of a sea;
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- operating a suction system to reduce a fluid pressure within the water intake, and drawing the subsea flow of hydrocarbons to the receiving facility.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.