Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-fluid management with inside out fluid systems
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Application No.: US16759234Application Date: 2018-10-26
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Publication No.: US11719260B2Publication Date: 2023-08-08
- Inventor: Costin Ifrim
- Applicant: FMC Technologies, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: FMC Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: FMC Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2018/057742 2018.10.26
- International Announcement: WO2019/084424A 2019.05.02
- Date entered country: 2020-04-24
- Main IPC: E21B41/00
- IPC: E21B41/00 ; E21B43/36 ; F04D29/06 ; F04D31/00 ; F04D13/08 ; F04D3/02

Abstract:
A top side-less pump system for managing multiphase fluid includes a pump subsystem having a suction and a discharge. A first gas liquid extraction unit has a multiphase fluid inlet and a liquid outlet. The liquid outlet is coupled to the suction for providing a liquid rich fluid to the bearing lubrications. An ejector is coupled to a gas outlet of the main gas liquid extraction unit to receive a gas rich fluid. A second gas liquid extraction unit is coupled to an outlet of the ejector. A water based lubrication liquid unit is coupled to the inlets of the pump and, after being energized at higher pressure, injected into the bearings through built in lubrication and cooling passages.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200340498A1 MULTI-FLUID MANAGEMENT WITH INSIDE OUT FLUID SYSTEMS Public/Granted day:2020-10-29
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