Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electric submersible pump with improved gas separator performance in high viscosity applications
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Application No.: US17491952Application Date: 2021-10-01
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Publication No.: US11965401B2Publication Date: 2024-04-23
- Inventor: Donn J. Brown , Ketankumar Kantilal Sheth , Casey Laine Newport
- Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Conley Rose, P.C.
- Agent Rodney B. Carroll
- Main IPC: E21B43/12
- IPC: E21B43/12 ; F04D1/00 ; F04D29/043 ; F04D29/22 ; F04D29/44

Abstract:
A downhole gas separator fluid mover assembly comprising a fluid mover having an inlet and an outlet, a separation device, a separation chamber, and a flow path separator located downstream of the fluid mover. The fluid mover comprising a centrifugal pump stage with an impeller and a diffuser moves production fluid comprising a high viscosity fluid portion and a gas portion to the separation device. The separation device produces a fluid motion that separates the gas phase from the liquid phase in response to the flow rate of production fluid from the fluid mover. A portion of the high viscosity fluid passes through the gas phase discharge port in response to the over-supply of high viscosity fluid to the liquid discharge port in response to the flow rate of the production fluid through the fluid mover.
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