U.S. patent application number 11/202613 was filed with the patent office on 2006-03-02 for diagrams for collection of gas from ventures from the sea's bottom.
Invention is credited to Petru Baciu.
Application Number | 20060045627 11/202613 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 35943330 |
Filed Date | 2006-03-02 |
United States Patent
Application |
20060045627 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Baciu; Petru |
March 2, 2006 |
Diagrams for collection of gas from ventures from the sea's
bottom
Abstract
The present invention refers to a gas collection system from the
sea bottom's vents, used to collect gaseous emissions found on the
sea or ocean's bottom, from the entire area of sediments deposits
with hydrates without lithologic coverage. The system, in a first
version, is destined to depths accessible to a diver and consists
of some conical rooms 1 connected at their superior part with some
conduits 2, to some collecting conduits 3, further connected to an
other conduit 4 which will lead the mixture of sea's water and gas
to a gas separator station, not shown, located somewhere below the
sea level, in water or on the shore. Each connection conduit 2 with
collecting conduit 3 is provided with a valve 5 and before it, with
a gas detector 6. The system, in a second version, is destined to
depths inaccessible to divers and consists of rooms 1', open at the
bottom, provided with entrance holes b and connected at its
superior part with conduits 2', which are connected with collectors
3', rooms 1' and conduits 2' and 3'. These are installed on a
horizontal platform 7 provided with some legs c, with some steel
cable 8 and with a conduit 4', for connection to the gas separator,
platform 7 is provided at its corners with a reversible propeller
9. The rooms 1 are provided with some legs a and some entrance
holes b, placed on the lateral walls, near their base. The platform
7 may have in horizontal plan a trapeze shape in order to be
installed in concentric circles. Each platform 7 is being connected
through some radial conduit 4' to a major conduit 10, which leads
to the separation station.
Inventors: |
Baciu; Petru; (Woodside,
NY) |
Correspondence
Address: |
PETRU BACIU
APT. 5-K
31-20 54TH STREET
WOODSIDE
NY
11377
US
|
Family ID: |
35943330 |
Appl. No.: |
11/202613 |
Filed: |
August 11, 2005 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
405/195.1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E21B 43/0122 20130101;
E21B 41/0099 20200501 |
Class at
Publication: |
405/195.1 |
International
Class: |
E02D 29/00 20060101
E02D029/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Aug 24, 2004 |
RO |
A/00738 |
Claims
1. System of gas collection from the sea bottom's ventures, in a
first version destined to the depths accessible to a diver,
consisting of conical rooms 1, connected at its superior part with
some conduits 2 to some collecting conduits 3 jointed further to an
other conduit 4 which drives the sea water and gas mixture to a
station of gas separation, not shown, located somewhere below the
sea level, in water or on the shore, each connection of conduit 2
with collecting conduit 3 being provided with a valve 5 and before
it, with a gas detector 6.
2. System of gas collection from sea bottom's vents, in a second
version, destined to depths un-accessible to a diver, consisting of
conical rooms 1', open at the bottom, provided with holes b and
connected at their superior part to conduits 2' which are connected
to collector 3'. The rooms 1' and the conduit 2' and 3' are
installed on a horizontal platform 7, provided with some legs c,
with some steel cables 8 and with a conduit 4', for connection with
the gas separator. Platform 7 is equipped with a reversible
propeller 9 placed at its four corners.
3. System of gas collection from sea bottom's vents, according to
claim 1, characterized as follows: rooms 1 are open at their
inferior part, are sitting on some legs a of connection and are
provided with some entrance holes b, in the lateral walls, towards
the bottom.
4. A gas collection system from sea bottom's vents, according to
claim 2, characterized by that the platform 7 may have in
horizontal plan a trapeze shape in order to be placed so as to fit
in an concentric circle, each of the platform 7 being connected
through some radial pipes 4' to a main conduit 10, which leads to
the gas separation station.
Description
[0001] On certain zones from the sea and ocean's bottom take place
leaks of gas, directed up-wards; gasses as helium, methane, butane,
propane, carbon dioxide, and sulphur dioxide. These gasses reach
the sea or ocean's surfaces, going further into the atmosphere,
polluting it.
[0002] The runnings are in the form of ventures jets, seepages or
emissions of the entire surface of deposits of sediments with
hydrates without lithological covering.
[0003] The distribution of these runnings in the respective areas
and their flows are very different. The sea depth, the flora and
fauna, the water's chemical content and the variation of the sea
bottom's profile are major factors which must be considered when a
technology for the collection of these gasses is to be
established.
[0004] For the collection of respective gasses from the sea or
ocean's bottom, accounting all the above-mentioned factors, two
types of main technological diagram of collection of gasses are
taken into consideration, as follows: [0005] A technological
diagram for gas collection from the sea or ocean's bottom at a
depth where a diver can reach in order to be able to do certain
work under the water. [0006] A technological diagram for gas
collection from the sea or ocean's bottom at a depth unreachable by
a diver in order to be able to do certain work under the water.
[0007] The diagram for depths reachable by a diver consists of some
pyramidal rooms open at the bottom, rooms whose walls are provided
with some holes at a short distance from their bottom. The rooms
are seated, one by one, over each jet or gas emission from the sea
or ocean's bottom. The top of each room is connected through a
system of pipes set on the sea's bottom with a gas separator placed
somewhere at a depth not too far below the sea's level, in water or
on the shore. The discharge conduit of each room is provided with a
gas detector, which determines the presence or absence of the gas
inside the conduit; the same conduits are also provided with a
valve.
[0008] The gas collection with this diagram is realized as follows:
the jets or gas emissions captured inside the rooms are activated
by the sea's water, which is running from the sea's bottom into the
rooms through the wall's holes and conduits towards a separator
placed somewhere below the sea's level. The running is possible due
to the level difference between the water from inside the conical
rooms and the gas separator according to the vessels communication
principle. The process is continuous and takes place as long as the
jets and emission do; process detected at each room, with its
detector, as shown above.
[0009] If the detector shows no gas, the diver descends in the
water and closes the afferent room's valve. It will continue to do
so until the jets or emissions are exhausted or until the gas
collection process is no longer justifiable. At the end of
collection, the entire apparatus can be recuperated. The diagram
can be extended over a large area of gas collection.
[0010] The diagram for collection in depths unreachable by divers
to do certain operation on the sea or ocean's bottom is similar to
the one mentioned above and works under the same principle, with
one following exception: the diagram is realized on a metallic
platform, which is launched from the sea surface to the sea's
bottom by a steel cable connected to the platform's four corners.
The diagram collection is connected to the gas separator, which is
placed somewhere below sea level, by a conduit to which one or more
diagrams or collection blocks can be connected. The respective
conduit, in its way towards the shown separator, is sustained in a
vertical position by a steel cable, which also serves as the anchor
to a specific apparatus for gas extraction found on the sea or
ocean surface. Each platform is provided with some propellers that
allow the horizontal movement of platform or block in a desired
location.
[0011] Each diagram has a single valve placed on the diagram's
connecting conduit, with the conduit, which goes to the
separator.
[0012] An example of realization of principle diagram one for each
of the two versions presented above is further presented, as shown
in FIG. 1-7.
[0013] FIG. 1. Represents a lateral view of a principle diagram for
gas collection from the sea or ocean bottom at a depth where a
diver can reach.
[0014] FIG. 2. Represents a view from above of FIG. 1.
[0015] FIG. 3. Represents a lateral view through a conical room and
its connection with the collecting conduit from FIG. 1.
[0016] FIG. 4. Represents a lateral view through principle diagram
of gas collection from the sea or ocean bottom at a depth where a
diver can't reach.
[0017] FIG. 5. Represents an above view of FIG. 4.
[0018] FIG. 6. Represents a lateral view through a conical room and
connection with collection conduit from FIG. 4.
[0019] FIG. 7. Represents an arrangement in a horizontal plan of
diagrams or blocks of gas collection from depth.
[0020] The first principle diagram A for gas collection from
accessible depths for a diver, consists in some conical rooms 1
connected through some conduits 2 with some collection conduits 3,
collecting conduits which are connected with conduit 4 which goes
to a separation station of gas from water, station located
somewhere below the sea level, in water or on the shore.
[0021] Any connection of conduit 2 with collecting conduit 3 is
provided with a valve 5. Inside each conduit 2, before valve 5 is
provided a gas detector 6. The room 1 is provided with some legs a
for its connection with the sea's bottom. The room 1 is also
provided with some holes b, on the lateral walls, towards the
bottom, to allow the water's entrance from the sea or ocean's
bottom into the room 1.
[0022] The gas collection diagram A works as follows: over each jet
or gas emission is placed a conical room 1 securely connected with
the sea or ocean's bottom through legs a, then through conduit 2,
the rooms are connected through valves 5 with collecting conduit 3
sitting on the sea's bottom, conduits which further are connected
to conduit 4 also placed on the sea's bottom. Conduit 4 is further
connected to the gas separator station placed in an area below the
sea level, in water or on the shore.
[0023] Once the diagram is realized, the valves 5 are open and the
water starts running according with the vessels communication
principle from the sea's bottom through holes b of conical rooms 1,
rooms 1, conduits 2, 3 and 4 towards the separator gas-water. Once
this flow is achieved, the water activates the gas from jets or
emission towards the separation station. The system so put in
operation works continuously, without interruption, until the gas
source is exhausted. Detector 6 connected one for each conduit 2,
before valve 5, can detect the presence or absence of gas.
[0024] If the detector signals the absence of gas, the diver then
descends into the water, closes the afferent valve, taking out from
the circuit the respective running without gas. This procedure is
continuous in the entire system until the gas sources are
exhausted. After the gas collection process is terminated from the
respective location the entire system can be recuperated and
adapted for being used on a different location, for the same
purpose.
[0025] The second principle diagram B refers to the gas collection
from the sea or ocean's bottom at depths un-reachable for the diver
to operate.
[0026] This diagram B is similar to the first diagram A shown
above. It consists from some conical rooms 1' with open bottom and
of whose tops through conduits 2 are connected to collector 3',
collector conduit which is further connected through a sleeve with
a conduit 4', conduit that goes toward the sea or ocean's surface
to a gas separator, located in water or on the shore, at a level
below the sea level. The rooms 1', at the bottom, are provided with
some legs a' for connection with the sea or ocean's bottom. The
rooms 1' are also provided with some holes b' in the lateral walls,
towards the bottom, to allow the water's circulation.
[0027] The conical rooms 1' and conduits 2' and 3' are sitting on a
horizontal platform 7, well equilibrated, together making a
collection block.
[0028] For descending and ascending the platform 7 equipped as
shown above, the platform 7 is provided with some steel cables 8,
connected one by one at each platform's 7 corner. Platform 7 is
also provided with legs c.
[0029] The platform 7 is also provided with some reversible
propellers 9, connected one by one at each platform's 7 corners.
The conduit 4', which goes from platform 7 towards the mentioned
separator, is up-held with some rings by a steel cable. The cable
also serves as anchor for a gas extraction apparatus located on the
sea or ocean's surface. Conduit 4' can be placed on the sea's
bottom, on the entire area from platform 7 towards the gas
separator, case in which the separator is located on the shore or
on a platform at large. More similar blocks can be connected to
conduit 4', as could be seen on FIG. 7, when the separator is
located either on the sea or on the shore.
[0030] The diagram B works in the following way:
[0031] On platform 7 all conical rooms 1' are installed in such a
way that each room 1', when the platform or respectively block is
launched on the sea or ocean's bottom, will cover a jet or a gas
emission from the area where the gas collection has to be done.
Rooms 1' are connected with conduits 2' and 3'' from the platform
7. The reversible propellers 9 are connected on the platform's 7
corners. From the same platform's 7 corners are connected the steel
cable 8.
[0032] The respective block is carefully launched on the sea or
ocean bottom, on the area where the gas collection will take place,
making sure that each conical room to be positioned on top of each
jet or gas emission. This operation is being done with the help of
the reversible propellers 9.
[0033] Once the platform 7 is in a working position, the block is
connected with conduit 4' and the diagram is ready to work, in the
same conditions as the first diagram.
[0034] If the gas collection area is large, then, as shown in FIG.
7, more blocks are installed, connected between them with conduits
4'.
[0035] The diagram can work continuously, until the deposits are
exhausted.
[0036] In the situation where the platforms with the respective
diagrams or blocks are connected with a separation station from the
shore or with a gas separation station located on a platform at
large, both located below the sea level, the connection conduits 4'
are seated on the bottom of the sea or ocean.
[0037] After the gas collection work is ended, the platform or
platforms 7 are brought to the surface, where they can be adapted
to collect the gas from the sea or ocean's bottom, from a different
location.
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