Abstract:
A check valve cage is fabricated by injecting a reinforced thermal setting plastic through a channel extending along the central longitudinal axis of a cylindrical body. A form pin is inserted through a coaxial longitudinal bore at the other end of said cylindrical body, said bore having an increased diameter central portion for receiving the injected thermoplastic material. After the plastic material has set, lateral flow passages are formed in the wall of the cylindrical body. Shallow drilled holes within the central cavity of the body, upon being filled with the injected plastic material, prevent rotation of the plastic lining of the cage assembly.
Abstract:
Adjacent discrete plunger sections having alternate right and left hand spiral threads are loosely fitted on a cylindrical mandrel, one end of which has a threaded valve cage with a ball and seat therein, a shoulder section being threadedly engaged with the other end of the mandrel. The plunger sections are compressed by further increasing rotational pressure to the threaded shoulder section. Plunger sections are essentially nylon (polyamide) having a fiber glass filler material. Because of the creep of the material, end compression is applied in an amount which causes a squeeze of approximately 1/32 inch per foot of plunger section to purposely induce creep in the manufacturing process. After approximately 24 hours, during which the material creeps about 75 percent of its one year creep, the plunger assembly is centerless ground to the desired outside diameter. In addition to the discrete plunger sections being alternately right and left hand threaded, each section has its end portion unthreaded. The unthreaded end portion provides for pressure change and also a space for sand to fall out. The use of the unthreaded section and the alternately changing thread directions causes flow reversals and turbulent flow conditions which reduce slippage rate and increases the efficiency of the pump. The alternate right and left hand portions reduce the torque in the system and also reduce the flow rate through the spiral by causing direction changes.
Abstract:
An automatically operated, pressure responsive gas lift injection valve for use in a dual zone string utilizes a pressure operated switching valve for delivering injection gas to the tubing string having the highest column of fluid. The switching valve is responsive to the tubing pressure in each of the two production strings and, sensing the higher of the two tubing pressures, opens that string to lift gas injected through the casing annulus.
Abstract:
A valve in the production flow line of an oil well closes a reed switch indicative of fluid being pumped through the line. The switch closure activates a first oscillator whose count is compared with a variable frequency oscillator having a frequency of approximately one-half that of the first oscillator. The comparison is made over a given period of time to ascertain the percentage of time the valve has been open and passing fluid. Theoretically, the valve should be open fifty percent of the time because fifty percent of the time is taken on the downstroke of the pumping assembly when no production is occurring. In response to the integration timer producing a signal, a shutdown timer is turned on which restarts the cycle after a preselected amount of time. When the system is restarted by the shutdown timer, a pumpup timer is turned on which is adjusted to allow for a desired pump-up time. As the pump-up timer is allowing the system to recycle, the integration timer is reset and the recycling is completed if the requirements of the integration timer are met. Otherwise, the unit is shut down again and the system recycled. A variable electronic scaler is connected to the output of the integration timer which monitors the output signals from the integrator timer. After the preset number of times the integration timer produces a signal, the scaler turns off the whole system.
Abstract:
A well packer of the type which is set by hydraulic pressure injected through the tubing string, having a setting chamber between the pistons therein which actuate the packer, wherein one of the pistons is floating while the packer is being lowered to compensate for thermal expansion or contraction and pressure differentials encountered as the packer is lowered in the well in order to prevent undue pressure from being applied to the pistons which could cause the shearing of shear pins holding the packer in unset position which would prematurely set the packer.
Abstract:
Adjacent plunger sections having alternate right and left hand spiral threads are loosely fitted on a cylindrical mandrel, one end of which has a threaded valve cage with a ball and seat therein, a shoulder section being threadedly engaged with the other end of the mandrel. The plunger sections are compressed by further increasing rotational pressure to the threaded shoulder section. Plunger sections are essentially nylon (polyamide) having a fiber glass filler material. Because of the creep of the material, end compression is applied in an amount which causes a squeeze of approximately 1/32 inch per foot of plunger section to purposely induce creep in the manufacturing process. After apprxoimately twenty-four hours, during which the material creeps about 75 percent of its one year creep, the plunger assembly is centerless ground to the desired outside diameter. In addition to the plunger sections being alternately right and left hand threaded, each section has its end portion unthreaded. The unthreaded end portion provides for pressure change and also a space for sand to fall out. The use of the unthreaded section and the alternately changing thread directions causes flow reversals and turbulent flow conditions which reduce slippage rate and increase the efficiency of the pump. The alternate right and left hand portions reduce the torque in the system and also reduce the flow rate through the spiral by causing direction changes.
Abstract:
Liquid is separated from gas in a well bore using a liquid container which floats in the well bore liquid and operates a valve which communicates with the interior of the tubing of the well. The valve is resiliently and movably mounted on the container so that the container must move a substantial distance to overcome the resiliency of the mounting and open the interior of the tubing to the liquid in the container.
Abstract:
A valve in the production flow line of an oil well closes a reed switch indicative of fluid being pumped through the line. The switch closure activates a first oscillator whose count is compared with a variable frequency oscillator having a frequency of approximately one-half that of the first oscillator. The comparison is made over a given period of time to ascertain the percentage of time the valve has been open and passing fluid. Theoretically, the valve should be open fifty percent of the time because fifty percent of the time is taken on the downstroke of the pumping assembly when no production is occurring. In response to the integration timer producing a signal, a shutdown timer is turned on which restarts the cycle after a preselected amount of time. When the system is restarted by the shutdown timer, a pump-up timer is turned on which is adjusted to allow for a desired pump-up time. As the pump-up timer is allowing the system to recycle, the integration timer is reset and the recycling is completed if the requirements of the integration timer are met. Otherwise, the unit is shut down again and the system recycled. A variable electronic scaler is connected to the output of the integration timer which monitors the output signals from the integrator timer. After the preset number of times the integration timer produces a signal, the scaler turns off the whole system.