Abstract:
A system for producing a mixed gas-oil stream which contains solid particulates wherein gas is to be separated and compressed downhole in a turbine-driven compressor before the gas is injected into a subterranean formation. The stream is passed through an upstream separator to separate out the particulates which pass through a first and second set of slots into first and second passages, both of which empty into a bypass through the turbine whereby the separated particulates do not contact the rotary vanes of the turbine thereby alleviating the erosive effects of the solids in the produced stream.
Patent Number:
6,564,865
Date Of Issue:
05/19/2003
Inventors:
Jerry L. Brady; James L. Cawvey; John M. Klein; Mark D. Stevenson; Steven J. Svedemann; Steven P. Petullo; Kerry N. Oliphant
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