METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF HYDROCARBONS USING CAVERNS

METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF HYDROCARBONS USING CAVERNS

Embodiments described herein provide a system (100; 200; 300; 400) and methods for the production of hydrocarbons. The method includes flowing a stream directly from a hydrocarbon reservoir (122) to a cavern (102; 302) and performing a phase separation of the stream within the cavern to form an aque...

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Hauptverfasser: BROWN, JAMES S. III, BARRY, MICHAEL D, TANAKA, PAUL L, MINTA, MOSES K, LETA, DANIEL P, WHITNEY, SCOTT M
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Embodiments described herein provide a system (100; 200; 300; 400) and methods for the production of hydrocarbons. The method includes flowing a stream directly from a hydrocarbon reservoir (122) to a cavern (102; 302) and performing a phase separation of the stream within the cavern to form an aqueous phase and an organic phase. The method also includes flowing at least a portion of the aqueous phase or the organic phase, or both, directly from the cavern (102; 302) to a subsurface location and offloading at least a portion of the organic phase from the cavern to a surface. (Fig.1)