SG11201808965TA - Apparatus. systems and methods for sampling fluids - Google Patents

Abstract

INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -, Organization 11111111011110111010101111101011111011101011111111111111111101111101111011111 International Bureau .. .... ..Yejd .... ...,,,' (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/178830 Al 19 October 2017(19.10.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, GO1N 1/20 (2006.01) BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FL GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, (21) International Application Number: HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, PCT/GB2017/051046 KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, (22) International Filing Date: MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, 13 April 2017 (13.04.2017) NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, (25) Filing Language: English TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, (26) Publication Language: English ZA, ZM, ZW. (30) Priority Data: (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every 1606502.1 13 April 2016 (13.04.2016) GB kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, (72) Inventors; and TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, (71) Applicants : DONALD, Ian [GB/GB]; Ramstone Mill TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, House, Westhill, Monymusk, Aberdeenshire AB51 7JB DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, (GB). REID, John [GB/GB]; Millhill Farm Cottage, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, Inchture, Perth, Tayside PH14 9SN (GB). SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (74) Agent: LINCOLN IP; 9 Victoria Street, Aberdeen, Aber- deenshire AB10 1XB (GB). Published: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, = = (54) Title: APPARATUS. — = 22 = _ _ = — — - — - __ = — 35 = — . SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SAMPLING FLUIDS • • ,4 I .4 • • • • • . (57) : The invention provides a sampling apparatus for sampling fluid from a pipeline system during a pigging operation and a method of use. The sampling apparatus 38 comprises an inlet configured to be coupled to the pipeline system, for receiving a fluid carried by a pigging operation from the pipeline system, and an outlet for discharging fluid from the sampling apparatus. A flow control valve is dis- . posed between the inlet and the outlet. A first flow line is in j communication with a sampling circuit and is disposed between the inlet and the flow control valve. A second flow line is in communication with a sampling circuit, and is dis - posed between the outlet and the flow control valve. The 31 flow control valve is operable to be partially closed to create = 33b • • .4 • • a pressure differential between the first and second flow 36 lines, and drive a fluid passing through the sampling appar- = • atus into the sampling circuit. , . . 34 _ .. 03)---1.--- I 1 0 1 = . _ .1 11 40 39 30 32 33a M cc Fig. 2 cc 23 IN ,—, IN ,—, © ei O