System for thermal and/or acoustic insulation of a tube
AssigneeElf Aquitaine Production
InventorJean-Louis Beauquin
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Abstract
System for thermal and/or acoustic insulation of a tube intended, for example, to allow the outflow of hydrocarbons originating from an oil deposit, consisting of a sleeve surrounding the tube over at least a part of its length. According to the invention, the sleeve consists of an aerogel. A method for thermal and/or acoustic insulation of a tube is also described.
Claims12
System for thermal insulation of a production string in an oil well, comprising a sleeve surrounding the production string over at least a part of its length and filling the annular space between the production string and the wall of the oil well, wherein the sleeve consists of an aerogel formed in situ around the production string.
A method for thermal insulating a production string in an oil well comprising forming an aerogel sleeve in situ surrounding the production string over at least one part of its length, in the annular space between the production string and the wall of the oil well.
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