Apparatus for preventing pollution from offshore oil wells |
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| 申请号 | US3664429D | 申请日 | 1971-06-07 | 公开(公告)号 | US3664429A | 公开(公告)日 | 1972-05-23 |
| 申请人 | EUGENE G JONES; | 发明人 | JONES EUGENE G; | ||||
| 摘要 | An apparatus for catching oil from high pressure offshore oil wells so as to prevent pollution of the adjacent water. A substantially enclosed container is provided with an entrance throat area at one end of the container, and an exit at an opposite end thereof. The incoming oil from the oil wells is deflected rearwardly by a formed front wall means whereby the oil is deflected rearwardly of an upturned marginal edge of a bottom wall for the substantially enclosed container and is removed therefrom, preferably by gravity. The bottom wall ensures that no oil spills into and pollutes the adjacent water. | ||||||
| 权利要求 | 1. An apparatus for catching oil from high pressure offshore oil wells so as to prevent pollution of the adjacent water, said apparatus comprising: a. a substantially enclosed container having an entrance throat area through which oil from one or more offshore oil wells is admitted, b. said substantially enclosed container having at least one front wall means against which said oil from said oil wells is directed and deflected rearwardly thereof, c. said substantially enclosed container having a bottom wall occupying a major portion of the bottom of said container and terminating in an upturned marginal edge portion, 1. said upturned marginal edge portion serving to define a portion of said entrance throat, 2. said upturned marginal edge portion also serving to prevent commingling of said deflected oil with incoming oil from said offshore oil wells, d. said container having at least one rear wall disposed rearwardly with respect to said front wall means, e. and conduit means adjacent said rear wall for receiving and conveying oil deflected from said front wall means. 2. said upturned marginal edge portion also serving to prevent commingling of said deflected oil with incoming oil from said offshore oil wells, d. said container having at least one rear wall disposed rearwardly with respect to said front wall means, e. and conduit means adjacent said rear wall for receiving and conveying oil deflected from said front wall means. 2. An apparatus for catching oil from high pressure offshore oil wells as defined in claim 1 including valve means operable from a location externally of said substantially enclosed container for cutting off the flow of oil to said conduit means. 3. An apparatus for catching oil from high pressure offshore oil wells as defined in claim 1 including auxiliary deflector means attached to said front wall means for deflecting oil toward said bottom wall. 4. An apparatus for catching oil from high pressure offshore oil wells as defined in claim 1 wherein said front wall means is outwardly bowed. 5. An apparatus for catching oil from high pressure offshore oil wells as defined in claim 4 wherein said front wall means is multi-faceted. 6. An apparatus for catching oil from high pressure offshore oil wells as defined in claim 1 wherein said front wall means is disposed at an angle of substantially 45* with respect to said bottom wall. 7. An apparatus for catching oil from high pressure offshore oil wells as defined in claim 2 including flame extinguishing means carried internally of said substantially enclosed container. 8. An apparatus for catching oil from high pressure offshore oil wells as defined in claim 1 wherein said front wall means terminates short of the plane of said bottom wall to form with said upturned marginal edge portion of said bottom wall a truncated entrance throat for said substantially enclosed container. |
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