Patents by Inventor Håvard Torpe

Håvard Torpe has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Subsea compression
    Patent number: 9303498
    Abstract: Subsea apparatus (10) for processing a well stream (2) and a method of processing a well stream subsea is described. In an embodiment, liquid (5) and gas (3) contained in the well stream (2) is separated. The separated gas (3) is cooled and the cooled gas (32) is combined with the separated liquid (5) to form a wet gas (52) for a compressor (90). An active cooling arrangement (30) may be used in one example to enhance the cooling effect provided by the cooler (30). Advantageously, the apparatus (10) can be arranged compactly, and may be provided on a subsea retrievable module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: STATOIL PETROLEUM AS
    Inventors: Tom Grimseth, William Bakke, Tor Bjørge, Håvard Torpe, Håvard Eidsmoen, Birgitte Nordheim Tveter, Harald Underbakke, Lars Brenne
  • IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO SUBSEA COMPRESSION
    Publication number: 20140202704
    Abstract: Subsea apparatus (10) for processing a well stream (2) and a method of processing a well stream subsea is described. In an embodiment, liquid (5) and gas (3) contained in the well stream (2) is separated. The separated gas (3) is cooled and the cooled gas (32) is combined with the separated liquid (5) to form a wet gas (52) for a compressor (90). An active cooling arrangement (30) may be used in one example to enhance the cooling effect provided by the cooler (30). Advantageously, the apparatus (10) can be arranged compactly, and may be provided on a subsea retrievable module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: STATOIL PETROLEUM AS
    Inventors: Tom Grimseth, William Bakke, Tor Bjørge, Håvard Torpe, Håvard Eidsmoen, Birgitte Nordheim Tveter, Harald Underbakke, Lars Brenne