US 12,168,908 B2
Lightweight flow module
Paul L. Riley, Houston, TX (US); Ramu Valliappan Manickam, Houston, TX (US); Wei Soung Tan, Houston, TX (US); May-Ling Rachel Ho, Houston, TX (US); and Guoxiang Calvin Wu, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to FMC Technologies, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed by FMC Technologies, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Jun. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/328,134.
Application 18/328,134 is a continuation of application No. 17/201,807, filed on Mar. 15, 2021, granted, now 11,702,899.
Application 17/201,807 is a continuation of application No. 16/305,723, granted, now 10,947,803, issued on Mar. 16, 2021, previously published as PCT/US2016/057484, filed on Oct. 18, 2016.
Application 16/305,723 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/US2016/034976, filed on May 31, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0383617 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. E21B 33/035 (2006.01); E21B 33/043 (2006.01); E21B 33/064 (2006.01); E21B 33/076 (2006.01); E21B 34/02 (2006.01); E21B 34/04 (2006.01); E21B 43/013 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 33/0355 (2013.01) [E21B 33/035 (2013.01); E21B 34/025 (2020.05); E21B 34/04 (2013.01); E21B 33/043 (2013.01); E21B 33/064 (2013.01); E21B 33/076 (2013.01); E21B 43/013 (2013.01); E21B 2200/01 (2020.05)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a compact tree, comprising:
a body having a production bore extending along a z-axis;
a production wing branch extending between and fluidly connecting the production bore and a vertical connection,
wherein the production wing branch extends along an x-axis and the vertical connection extends along the z-axis,
wherein the z-axis and the x-axis are perpendicular to one another,
wherein the vertical connection has a connection flow path extending axially therethrough, and
wherein the connection flow path and the production bore extend in a same direction; and
a production wing valve provided along the production wing branch.