SEPARATING PLANT Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: oil-refining industry; separation of oil well products into gas, oil and water. SUBSTANCE: proposed plant includes inclined string divided into water settling and oil settling sections by means of gas-and-liquid mixture supply pipe line, dampening pipe line and gas receiver and gas, oil and water discharge pip lines. Dampening pipe line is located above upper point of inclined string; gas receiver is mounted on final section of dampening pipe line and gas line of gas receiver is connected with pipe lines discharging gas from upper portion of inclined string and from buffer vessel. Mixture introducing pipe line is made in form of distributing pipe line with limiter and vertical slots; upper point of inclined string is located above level of oil in buffer vessel. String is provided with filter. EFFECT: enhanced efficiency of separation; avoidance of pulsation and entrapping of gas in string. 1 dwg