ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,265, issued on June 24, was assigned to FOURPHASE AS (Os, Norway).

"Treatment of multiphase hydrocarbon-containing fluid in oil and/or gas production" was invented by Anders Arefjord (Os, Norway).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for treating a multiphase hydrocarbon-containing fluid in an oil and/or gas production facility, the apparatus comprising: (a) an inlet for a multiphase hydrocarbon-containing fluid, wherein the inlet comprises a first pipe network configured to be connectable to a plurality of oil well heads in an oil field; (b) a separation system comprising: (i) a solids separator in fluid communication with the ...