Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System, apparatus, and method for well deliquification
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Application No.: US15727081Application Date: 2017-10-06
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Publication No.: US10408026B2Publication Date: 2019-09-10
- Inventor: Bart Aaron Haley , Jose A. Gamboa , Gabriel Diaz , Benjamin Francis Partington , Jose Luis M. Arellano
- Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Ramon
- Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
- Current Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Ramon
- Agent Karen R. DiDomenicis
- Main IPC: E21B43/12
- IPC: E21B43/12 ; E21B44/00 ; E21B43/38

Abstract:
Embodiments for deliquification of produced fluid being produced from a well are provided. In one embodiment, a system comprises a production tubing, a casing, or both that receive the produced fluid from a subterranean reservoir and provide a pathway for transmission of the produced fluid to a surface location. The system also comprises a nozzle disposed within the production tubing, the casing, or both. The nozzle includes a passageway extending between an intake and a diffuser such that the produced fluid received by the intake flows through the nozzle via the passageway. The passageway includes a region of decreased cross-sectional area at a throat that reduces the pressure of the produced fluid passing through the nozzle and the produced fluid is deliquefied as it flows through the passageway. The system also comprises a sealer, a stopper, or both coupled to the nozzle to form a nozzle assembly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180045027A1 SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR WELL DELIQUIFICATION Public/Granted day:2018-02-15
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