Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Gas lift systems, flow regime modifiers, and related methods
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Application No.: US17325880Application Date: 2021-05-20
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Publication No.: US11946348B2Publication Date: 2024-04-02
- Inventor: Brian Reeves , Jinfeng Zhang
- Applicant: Baker Hughes Holdings LLC
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Baker Hughes Holdings LLC
- Current Assignee: Baker Hughes Holdings LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: TraskBritt
- The original application number of the division: US16239370 2019.01.03
- Main IPC: E21B43/12
- IPC: E21B43/12

Abstract:
A gas-lift well includes a casing extending down a wellbore, production tubing extending within the casing, a gas system for inserting compressed gas into an annular space between the casing and the production tubing, at least one gas-lift input, and at least one fluid flow regime modifier. The at least one gas-lift input extends from the annular space, through the production tubing, and to an interior of the production tubing. The at least one fluid flow regime modifier is disposed within the production tubing and is at least partially within a fluid column of the production tubing, the at least one fluid flow regime modifier is configured to reduce fluid fallback and impart a turbulent flow regime to at least a portion of the fluid column.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210270111A1 GAS LIFT SYSTEMS, FLOW REGIME MODIFIERS, AND RELATED METHODS Public/Granted day:2021-09-02
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