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 approximately 24 hours, during which the material creeps about 75% 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:
A gas lift valve for use in oil wells utilizes a variable-area flow orifice with the amount of flow area being inversely proportional to the difference in pressure between the casing and the tubing.
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 50 percent of the time because 50 percent of the time is taken on the downstroke of the pumping assembly when no production is occurring. The integrated timer is adjusted to shut down the system when the percentage of time the valve is open drops to the preselected amount, usually equal to or less than 50 percent. 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. It can then be restarted manually. This provides a safety device for equipment failure such as breaking of the sucker rod. Means are also provided for recording the various timed cycles and also for monitoring the number of signals transmitted to the scaler, thus being indicative of the number of times the system has automatically shut down.
Abstract:
A valve body is fabricated by injecting rubber through a channel extending along the central longitudinal axis of a cylindrical body having a conical-shaped end portion and out through a pair of transverse channels to form a flexible resilient sealing surface having a flexible lip, the resilient sealing surface being formed at a slightly greater angle than the adjacent metal frusto-conical sealing surface on the body. The central and transverse channels used for injecting the rubber serve as a mechanical lock between the resilient sealing surface and the metal body of the valve. In addition, the resilient sealing surface is chemically bonded to the metal body of the valve. A plastic valve guide having a continuous ring on one end and a centrally oriented guide portion having three arcuate surfaces equally spaced around the circumference of the valve body are arranged such that the valve body can move longitudinally within the valve guide.
Abstract:
A wire line stripper for use in conjunction with the movement of wire line supported tools into and out of well bores. The stripper includes a housing encircling the wire line, a sealing element located in the housing and having a surface thereon in engagement with the wire line. The sealing element is constructed so that the pressure responsive means continues to maintain the seal member in sealing engagement with the wire line even though considerable wear occurs on the seal surface that is in engagement with the wire line.
Abstract:
A device for removing liquid from a well bore which utilizes two valve means. One valve admits liquid to the tubing and the other valve admits gas to the tubing to lift liquid in the tubing to the earth''s surface.
Abstract:
A gas lift valve that is connected in a tubing string and disposed in a cased well bore. The gas lift valve provides communication between the casing and tubing whereby gas in the annular space therebetween can be injected into the tubing to aid in producing oil from the well. The gas lift valve includes a valve member that is responsive to pressure within the tubing for movement between open and closed positions to control the flow of gas into the tubing.
Abstract:
OIL WELL PUMPOFF CONTROL SYSTEM. Various functions of a production oil well are monitored to cause a switch closure for each normal cycle of the pump. Alternatively, the level of the fluid within the well is monitored to cause the switch closure. The switch closure activates a first oscillator whose count is compared with a variable frequency oscillator over a given period of time to ascertain the percentage of time of normal operation. The integrated timer is adjusted to shut down the system when the percentage of time drops to or below the preselected amount. In response to the integration timer 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 time. which monitors the output signals from the integrator timer. After the preset number of times the integration timer produces a signal, unless reset by a normal cycle, the scaler turns off the whole system. It can then be restarted manually. -1a-
Abstract:
OIL WELL PUMPOFF CONTROL SYSTEM UTILIZING INTEGRATION TIMER. 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 approximately fifty percent of the time because almost that much time is taken on the downstroke of the pumping assembly when no production is occurring. The integrated timer is adjusted to shut down the system when the percentage of time the valve is open drops to the preselected amount, usually equal to or less than around fifty percent. 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. The length of shutdown time for the pumping unit is preset according to the well fill-in rate. 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 this timer.