Systems and methods for oil/gas separation
AssigneeS&R Compression, LLC
InventorsLouis C. Gonsalves, III, George Alan Sweetman
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Abstract
In some embodiments, a chamber may be configured to separate oil and gas. For example, the oil and gas may be separated as they exit a compressor, an oil storage tank, etc. In some embodiments, the gas may be a heavy gas and the oil may be compressor oil. One or more heated baffles may interact with the oil and gas to increase the velocity of the gas flow to inhibit the gas from absorbing into the oil. In some embodiments, when the compressor feeding the chamber is operating at a decreased compression rate, the chamber may continue to heat the oil to vaporize impurities out of the oil. The impurities may then be vented out of the chamber through the bleed valve to a gas inlet scrubber.
Claims7
A method, comprising:
- receiving oil and gas at an inlet of a chamber, wherein the chamber is configured to separate the oil and the gas, wherein the oil and the gas enter the inlet at varying pressures;
- heating the oil and the gas;
- wherein if the pressure inside the chamber is above a predetermined pressure, the method comprises:
- allowing the oil to exit a first outlet of the chamber;
- allowing the gas to exit a second outlet of the chamber;
- wherein if the pressure inside the chamber is below the predetermined pressure, the method comprises:
- venting impurities, vaporized from the oil when the oil is heated, out of the chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.