Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Downhole gas compressor
- Patent Title (中): 井下气体压缩机
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Application No.: US12176666Application Date: 2008-07-21
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Publication No.: US07644770B2Publication Date: 2010-01-12
- Inventor: Joseph E. Vandevier , John L. Bearden
- Applicant: Joseph E. Vandevier , John L. Bearden
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
- Main IPC: E21B43/00
- IPC: E21B43/00

Abstract:
A method for producing gas from a well with low pressure involves running a bottom hole pressure test to graph a P-Q curve. The operator computes a frictional pressure drop due to friction of the gas flowing through the production tubing to the surface. A packer is set above perforations in the well. A screw pump is selected that has a capacity equal to the sum of the frictional pressure drop plus a desired wellhead pressure. The screw pump has a flow rate capacity determined from the P-Q curve. The operator may vary the frequency of a downhole motor to achieve the desired wellhead pressure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080271886A1 Downhole Gas Compressor Public/Granted day:2008-11-06
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