Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hydrocarbon wells including gas lift valves and methods of providing gas lift in a hydrocarbon well
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Application No.: US16863873Application Date: 2020-04-30
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Publication No.: US11326426B2Publication Date: 2022-05-10
- Inventor: David A. Howell , Rosmer Maria Brito Jurado , Federico G. Gallo , Michael C. Romer
- Applicant: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
- Applicant Address: US TX Spring
- Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
- Current Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Spring
- Agency: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company—Law Department
- Main IPC: E21B43/12
- IPC: E21B43/12 ; E21B34/10 ; E21B34/08

Abstract:
Hydrocarbon wells including gas lift valves and methods of providing gas lift in a hydrocarbon well. The hydrocarbon wells include a wellbore extending within a subsurface region and a downhole tubular extending within the wellbore. The downhole tubular defines a tubular conduit, and the wellbore and the downhole tubular define an annular space therebetween. The hydrocarbon wells also include a lift gas supply system configured to provide a lift gas stream to the annular space and a closure material supply system configured to provide a closure material stream to the annular space. The hydrocarbon wells further includes a gas lift valve operatively attached to the downhole tubular. The gas lift valve includes a lift gas injection conduit and an actuation mechanism. The actuation mechanism selectively transitions to a closed state responsive to contact with the closure material. The methods include methods of operating the hydrocarbon wells.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200378223A1 Hydrocarbon Wells Including Gas Lift Valves and Methods of Providing Gas Lift in a Hydrocarbon Well Public/Granted day:2020-12-03
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