Bubble breaker assembly
CA 2544835 C · Owner: Schrama, Erik Arie · Inventors: Fernandes, Richard Lawrence Joseph; Schrama, Erik Arie
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A method and system are disclosed for dispersing gas bubbles in a multiphase mixture in a production tubing (4) in an crude oil production well (1) or in a riser connected to such a well, by means of one or more bubble breaker assemblies (16) in which a plurality of orifices (18) are arranged that are located in a substantially eccentric position relative to a central axis of the tubing (4). The use of eccentric orifices (18) promotes the breaking up of large gas bubbles (15) into a large amount of smaller gas bubbles (25) which , are finely dispersed in the fluid stream and only re-coalesce slowly into larger bubbles.
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- Filed November 5, 2004 and granted December 4, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 5, 2024.
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