IP Library Granted Patent US 11,655,682
Granted Patent B2
US 11,655,682 · App. 17/483,236 · Granted May 23, 2023

Fluid storage and production

Inventors: Oscar Hilhorst (Bergen, NL); Beau Wright (Tomball, TX); Antonio Di Campli (Ortona, IT)
Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
E21B17/18B65G5/00E21B43/13E21B43/166E21B34/10
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Patent No.
US 11,655,682
App. No.
17/483,236
Granted
May 23, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A flow control assembly including a subassembly including an annular safety valve, a shroud, a bushing connecting the shroud to the subassembly at one of two opposing ends of the shroud, and another bushing connecting the shroud to the subassembly at the other of the two opposing ends of the shroud. The method for operating a hydrogen storage and production system including pumping hydrogen into the salt cavern for storage through a borehole and producing hydrogen from the salt cavern through the same borehole.

Claims (18)

1. A debrining and fluid storage system comprising:

a flow control assembly having:

a subassembly including an annular safety valve;

a shroud;

a bushing connecting the shroud to the subassembly at one of two opposing ends of the shroud; and

another bushing connecting the shroud to the subassembly at the other of the two opposing ends of the shroud;

a debrining string having a seal disposed within the assembly, the debrining string further including a safety valve.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the safety valve of the debrining string is actuated through a hydraulic passthrough nipple in the subassembly.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the debrining string includes two seals straddling the safety valve of the debrining string.

4. A system comprising:

a borehole in a formation extending to a salt cavern;

a string in the borehole, the string including the debrining and fluid storage system as claimed in claim 1 .

5. A method for debrining a salt cavern comprising:

pumping a fluid through the debrining and fluid storage system as claimed in claim 1 ,

removing brine from the salt cavern through the debrining string.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5 , further including removing the debrining string from the assembly while under pressure.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6 further comprising operating a snubbing unit to remove the debrining string.

8. The method as claimed in claim 5 , further comprising isolating an environment outside of the assembly from hydrogen.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2021
From: HILHORST, OSCAR; WRIGHT, BEAU; DI CAMPLI, ANTONIO
To: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 057715/0375 →
Continuity (1)
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