US 11,927,078 B1
Underwater separator
Walter Jack Couch, Cypress, TX (US); Kevin J. Kennelley, Tequesla, FL (US); Timothy Couvillion, Belle Chasse, LA (US); and Scott Schexnayder, Maurice, LA (US)
Filed by Couvillion Group, Belle Chasse, LA (US)
Filed on Dec. 23, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/132,057.
Application 17/132,057 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/036,752, filed on Sep. 29, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/975,550, filed on Feb. 12, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/955,953, filed on Dec. 31, 2019.
Int. Cl. E21B 43/01 (2006.01); E02B 15/04 (2006.01); E21B 43/36 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 43/0122 (2013.01) [E02B 15/045 (2013.01); E21B 43/36 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An improved underwater oil, gas and water separator comprising:
a separator exterior enclosing an upper chamber and a lower chamber wherein the upper chamber and lower chamber are separated by an interior plate;
a separator lid secured to the top of the separator exterior;
at least one gas outlet pipe connected to the separator lid;
a gas vent pipe connecting the lower chamber and the upper chamber wherein the gas vent pipe comprises two ends with a first end adjacent to the upper chamber through the separator exterior and a second end adjacent to the lower chamber also though the separator exterior;
an oil outlet pipe passing through the separator lid, the upper chamber, the interior plate and into the lower chamber;
at least one oil downcomer passing through the interior plate and connecting the upper chamber and lower chamber; and
a separator baffle substantially located within the lower chamber.