<p>A mixture of fluids is conveyed from a hydrocarbon reservoir and comprises gas and slugs of liquid. The mixture is passed through a slug catcher vessel (12) which temporarily retains the slugs of liquid. The gas is passed through a gas compressor (18) and the resulting pressurised gas is then conveyed to a remote location. When a liquid slug is detected in the slug catcher vessel (12), liquid is drawn from the vessel by an injector device (24) and entrained into the flow of gas downstream of the gas compressor (18) until the level of the interface between the gas and liquid in the vessel reaches a sufficiently low level. The system may alternatively be configured to accommodate a flow of liquid containing slugs of gas.</p>
申请公布号
WO03033870(A1)
申请公布日期
2003.04.24
申请号
WO2002GB04636
申请日期
2002.10.11
申请人
ALPHA THAMES LTD;APPLEFORD, DAVID, ERIC;LANE, BRIAN, WILLIAM