Blower assembly

Abstract

The gas trailer assembly has an intake conduit for receiving gas from the well. The gas is communicated from the intake conduit to a blower and into an exhaust pipe. Gas exiting the blower passes through the exhaust pipe and into a pipeline. At least a portion of the intake conduit is disposed in the exhaust pipe so that gas in the exhaust pipe is cooled by contact with the outer surface of the intake conduit.

1 . Apparatus for communicating gas from a well to a pipeline comprising:
 an intake conduit for receiving gas from the well;   a blower inlet conduit communicated with the intake conduit;   a blower connected to the blower inlet conduit;   a blower outlet conduit connected to the blower and connected to an exhaust pipe for communicating gas from the blower into the exhaust pipe, wherein at least a portion of the intake conduit is disposed in the exhaust pipe, and wherein the exhaust pipe communicates gas exiting the blower into the pipeline.   
   
   
       2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the intake conduit is concentrically disposed in the exhaust pipe. 
   
   
       3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a support table, the blower being mounted to and supported by the support table. 
   
   
       4 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising a separator connected in the blower inlet conduit for separating liquid from the gas. 
   
   
       5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a bypass conduit connected at one end to the blower inlet conduit and at a second end to the blower outlet conduit for bypassing the blower and communicating gas from the blower inlet conduit to the blower outlet conduit. 
   
   
       6 . Apparatus for delivering gas from a well to a pipeline comprising:
 an intake conduit;   a gas blower;   a blower inlet conduit having a first end communicated with the intake conduit and a second end connected to the gas blower;   a separator for separating liquids from the gas connected in the blower inlet conduit between the first and second ends thereof;   an exhaust pipe for delivering the gas to the gas pipeline; and   a blower outlet conduit having a first end connected to the blower and a second end connected to the exhaust pipe, wherein gas communicated into the exhaust pipe from the blower outlet conduit contacts an outer surface of the intake conduit.   
   
   
       7 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the gas in the exhaust pipe is cooled by contact with the intake conduit. 
   
   
       8 . The apparatus of  claim 6  wherein the intake conduit and the exhaust pipe are coaxial. 
   
   
       9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein gas in the exhaust pipe and the intake conduit travel in the same direction. 
   
   
       10 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the internal diameter of the exhaust pipe is larger than the internal diameter of the blower outlet conduit. 
   
   
       11 . A method of communicating gas from a wellhead to a pipeline comprising:
 delivering gas from the wellhead to an intake pipe;   communicating gas from the intake pipe through a blower; and   contacting an outer surface of the intake pipe with gas exiting the blower to cool the exiting gas.   
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising communicating the gas exiting the blower into an exhaust pipe, the at least a portion of the intake conduit being disposed in the exhaust pipe. 
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising communicating the gas exiting the blower from the exhaust pipe into the pipeline. 
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising separating liquid from the gas prior to communicating the gas into the blower. 
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising communicating the gas exiting the blower into an exhaust pipe. 
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein at least a portion of the intake pipe is disposed in the exhaust pipe. 
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising communicating gas from the exhaust pipe to the pipeline. 
   
   
       18 . Apparatus for communicating gas from a well to a pipeline comprising:
 an intake conduit for receiving gas from the well; and   an exhaust pipe for communicating gas from the intake conduit to the pipeline, wherein at least a portion of the intake pipe is disposed in the exhaust pipe.   
   
   
       19 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , further comprising a blower, wherein gas is communicated from the intake conduit through the blower into the exhaust pipe. 
   
   
       20 . The apparatus of  claim 18  further comprising a separator for separating liquid from the gas before gas is communicated into the exhaust pipe. 
   
   
       21 . The apparatus of  claim 18  further comprising:
 a blower;   a blower inlet pipe connected to the intake conduit and to the blower; and   a blower outlet pipe connected to the blower and the exhaust pipe.   
   
   
       22 . The apparatus of  claim 21  further comprising a separator connected in the blower inlet pipe for removing liquid from the gas. 
   
   
       23 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the intake conduit is concentrically disposed in the exhaust pipe.