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US20180141091A1

Electromagnetic pig for oil and gas pipelines

University of Texas System

Abstract

Described herein are methods and system that use electromagnetic heating to heat pipelines, flowlines and the fluids therein. The heating is achieved by placing one or more permanent magnets in the wellbore and moving a metallic component and/or one or more permanent magnets relative to each other …

University
University of Texas System
Assignee
The Board Of Regents Of The University Of Texas System
Inventor
Mukul M Sharma
Priority date
May 20, 2015
Filing date
May 11, 2016
Publication date
May 24, 2018
Language
en
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