公开(公告)号：US08747078B2

公开(公告)日：2014-06-10

申请号：US13205217

申请日：2011-08-08

申请人： Donn J. Brown ,  Brown Lyle Wilson

发明人： Donn J. Brown ,  Brown Lyle Wilson

IPC分类号： F04B39/00 ,  B01D45/12 ,  E21B43/00

CPC分类号： F04D29/708 ,  F04D13/10 ,  F04D29/4273 ,  F04D29/445

摘要： A gas separator having an improved flowpath for lighter fluids having a higher concentration of gas decreases total pumping head for an ESP assembly. The ESP assembly includes a rotary primary pump, a motor coupled to the primary pump for driving the pump, a seal assembly between the primary pump and the motor, and a gas separator between the seal assembly and the primary pump. An outlet of the gas separator feeds an intake of the primary pump, and a rotating shaft operationally couples the primary pump to the motor and passes through the seal assembly and the gas separator. The gas separator contains a venting portion, and a diverter positioned within the venting portion having diverter guide vanes formed in a flowpath of the lighter fluid for aiding in a directional change of fluid momentum. A slinger is positioned within the diverter for impelling fluid through the venting port.

摘要翻译： 具有改进的流路的气体分离器具有较高浓度气体的较轻流体，降低了用于ESP组件的总泵头。 ESP组件包括旋转主泵，连接到用于驱动泵的主泵的马达，主泵和马达之间的密封组件以及密封组件和主泵之间的气体分离器。 气体分离器的出口供给主泵的入口，并且旋转轴可操作地将初级泵耦合到马达并且通过密封组件和气体分离器。 气体分离器包括通气部分，并且位于通气部分内的分流器具有形成在较轻流体的流动路径中的分流导叶，用于帮助流体动量的方向变化。 一个抛油环位于分流器内，用于通过排气口推动流体。

公开(公告)号：US08746353B2

公开(公告)日：2014-06-10

申请号：US13270555

申请日：2011-10-11

申请人： Michael A. Forsberg ,  Ketankumar K. Sheth ,  Brown Lyle Wilson ,  Donn J. Brown ,  Dehao David Zhu

发明人： Michael A. Forsberg ,  Ketankumar K. Sheth ,  Brown Lyle Wilson ,  Donn J. Brown ,  Dehao David Zhu

IPC分类号： E21B43/00

CPC分类号： E21B43/128 ,  E21B47/0007 ,  F04D9/001 ,  F04D13/10 ,  F04D15/0066 ,  F04D15/0088 ,  F04D15/0209

摘要： Vibration of an electric submersible pump assembly is monitored to produce a vibration spectrum. The vibration spectrum is compared to a known vibration signature for a pump condition that precedes gas lock. The pump condition is at least one of an impeller rotating stall condition, a diffuser stall condition, a pre-surge condition, and percentage of free gas within the wellbore fluid. Operation of the pump is then adjusted in response to the similarity of the vibration spectrum to the vibration signature for the pump condition to prevent impending gas lock.

摘要翻译： 监测电潜泵组件的振动，产生振动谱。 将振动频谱与在气体锁定之前的泵状态的已知振动特征进行比较。 泵状态是叶轮旋转失速状态，扩散器失速状态，预喘振状况以及井筒流体内游离气体的百分比中的至少一种。 然后响应于泵状态的振动谱与振动特征的相似性来调节泵的操作，以防止即将发生的气体锁定。

公开(公告)号：US08162600B2

公开(公告)日：2012-04-24

申请号：US12331745

申请日：2008-12-10

申请人： Donn J. Brown ,  Brown Lyle Wilson

发明人： Donn J. Brown ,  Brown Lyle Wilson

IPC分类号： F04D29/44 ,  F04D29/54

CPC分类号： F04D29/44

摘要： A two-phase, homogenizing or mixing stage for a centrifugal pump assembly homogenizes the fluids being circulated therethrough. The mixing stage produces high shut-in head pressure and a very high maximum flow rate. The mixing stage has a diffuser with fixed diffuser vanes that extend radially or tangentially at acute angles. The vanes may be curved in both the axial and radial directions to force fluids impinging thereon to have a radially inward component to create turbulence. The turbulence mixes and homogenizes the gas and liquid fluids to improve the overall performance of centrifugal pump assemblies that operate in two-phase fluids. The mixing stage also has an impeller adjacent the diffuser. The impeller vanes likewise extend radially and tangentially therefrom at acute angles and may be curved.

摘要翻译： 用于离心泵组件的两相均化或混合阶段使通过其循环的流体均匀化。 混合阶段产生高关闭头压力和非常高的最大流速。 混合阶段具有具有固定扩散器叶片的扩散器，其以锐角径向或切向延伸。 叶片可以在轴向和径向方向上弯曲，以迫使撞击其上的流体具有径向向内的部分以产生湍流。 湍流混合并均化气体和液体流体，以提高在两相流体中运行的离心泵组件的整体性能。 混合阶段还具有与扩散器相邻的叶轮。 叶轮叶片同样以锐角从径向和切向地延伸并且可以是弯曲的。

公开(公告)号：US07997335B2

公开(公告)日：2011-08-16

申请号：US12255454

申请日：2008-10-21

申请人： Donn J. Brown ,  Brown Lyle Wilson

发明人： Donn J. Brown ,  Brown Lyle Wilson

IPC分类号： E21B33/035 ,  F04B23/04

CPC分类号： E21B43/36 ,  E21B43/128 ,  E21B43/38

摘要： A seafloor pump assembly is installed within a caisson that has an upper end for receiving a flow of fluid containing gas and liquid. The pump assembly is enclosed within a shroud that has an upper end that seals around the pump assembly and a lower end that is below the motor and is open. An extraction tube has an upper end above the shroud within the upper portion of the caisson and a lower end connected to a jet pump. The extraction tube causes gas that separates from the liquid and collects in the upper portion of the caisson to be drawn into the jet pump and mixed with the liquid as the liquid is being pumped.

摘要翻译： 海底泵组件安装在具有用于接收含有气体和液体的流体流的上端的沉箱内。 泵组件封闭在护罩内，该护罩具有密封在泵组件周围的上端和位于马达下方并且打开的下端。 抽吸管在沉箱的上部中具有在护罩上方的上端，并且连接到喷射泵的下端。 提取管引起与液体分离的气体，并收集在沉箱的上部以被吸入喷射泵中，并随着液体被泵送而与液体混合。

公开(公告)号：US07543633B2

公开(公告)日：2009-06-09

申请号：US11392284

申请日：2006-03-29

申请人： Donn J. Brown ,  Brown Lyle Wilson ,  Matthew R. Porter ,  Bruce Proctor

发明人： Donn J. Brown ,  Brown Lyle Wilson ,  Matthew R. Porter ,  Bruce Proctor

IPC分类号： E21B43/38

CPC分类号： E21B43/126 ,  E21B43/38

摘要： A progressing cavity pump is located within a well and has a gas separator for separating gas before reaching the pump. The pump has a rotor that is driven by a string of rods extending to the surface. A drive shaft for the gas separator is coupled to the rotor during pumping operation both for axial as well as rotational movement. The rotor assembly, when lowered through the tubing, stabs into engagement with the drive shaft of the gas separator in one version. In another version, the gas separator drive shaft is lowered through the tubing with the rotor and stabs into a hub sleeve in the gas separator.

摘要翻译： 进气腔泵位于井内，并具有用于在到达泵之前分离气体的气体分离器。 泵具有由延伸到表面的一串杆驱动的转子。 用于气体分离器的驱动轴在用于轴向和旋转运动的泵送操作期间联接到转子。 转子组件在通过管子下降时，以一种方式与气体分离器的驱动轴相接合。 在另一个版本中，气体分离器驱动轴通过具有转子的管子下降，并且刺入气体分离器中的轮毂套筒中。

公开(公告)号：US20120027630A1

公开(公告)日：2012-02-02

申请号：US13270555

申请日：2011-10-11

申请人： Michael A. Forsberg ,  Ketankumar K. Sheth ,  Brown Lyle Wilson ,  Donn J. Brown ,  Dehao David Zhu

发明人： Michael A. Forsberg ,  Ketankumar K. Sheth ,  Brown Lyle Wilson ,  Donn J. Brown ,  Dehao David Zhu

IPC分类号： E21B47/008 ,  G01N29/02

CPC分类号： E21B43/128 ,  E21B47/0007 ,  F04D9/001 ,  F04D13/10 ,  F04D15/0066 ,  F04D15/0088 ,  F04D15/0209

摘要： Vibration of an electric submersible pump assembly is monitored to produce a vibration spectrum. The vibration spectrum is compared to a known vibration signature for a pump condition that precedes gas lock. The pump condition is at least one of an impeller rotating stall condition, a diffuser stall condition, a pre-surge condition, and percentage of free gas within the wellbore fluid. Operation of the pump is then adjusted in response to the similarity of the vibration spectrum to the vibration signature for the pump condition to prevent impending gas lock.

摘要翻译： 监测电潜泵组件的振动，产生振动谱。 将振动频谱与在气体锁定之前的泵状态的已知振动特征进行比较。 泵状态是叶轮旋转失速状态，扩散器失速状态，预喘振状况以及井筒流体内游离气体的百分比中的至少一种。 然后响应于泵状态的振动谱与振动特征的相似性来调节泵的操作，以防止即将发生的气体锁定。

公开(公告)号：US07766081B2

公开(公告)日：2010-08-03

申请号：US11852865

申请日：2007-09-10

申请人： Donn J. Brown ,  Brown Lyle Wilson ,  Gary L. James

发明人： Donn J. Brown ,  Brown Lyle Wilson ,  Gary L. James

IPC分类号： E21B43/38 ,  B01D19/00

CPC分类号： E21B43/38 ,  E21B43/128

摘要： A submersible well pump assembly has a gas separator that separates gas prior to entering into the pump. A shroud encloses a portion of the pump assembly, including the gas separator. The gas separator has gas discharge tubes that extend from it out through the shroud. The gas discharge tubes are tangentially aligned to create a vortex on the exterior of the shroud.

摘要翻译： 潜水井泵组件具有在进入泵之前分离气体的气体分离器。 护罩包围泵组件的一部分，包括气体分离器。 气体分离器具有从其延伸穿过护罩的气体放电管。 气体放电管被切向对准以在护罩的外部产生涡流。

公开(公告)号：US20100096141A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-22

申请号：US12255454

申请日：2008-10-21

申请人： Donn J. Brown ,  Brown Lyle Wilson

发明人： Donn J. Brown ,  Brown Lyle Wilson

IPC分类号： E21B43/12 ,  F04B23/14

CPC分类号： E21B43/36 ,  E21B43/128 ,  E21B43/38

摘要： A seafloor pump assembly is installed within a caisson that has an upper end for receiving a flow of fluid containing gas and liquid. The pump assembly is enclosed within a shroud that has an upper end that seals around the pump assembly and a lower end that is below the motor and is open. An extraction tube has an upper end above the shroud within the upper portion of the caisson and a lower end connected to a jet pump. The extraction tube causes gas that separates from the liquid and collects in the upper portion of the caisson to be drawn into the jet pump and mixed with the liquid as the liquid is being pumped.

摘要翻译： 海底泵组件安装在具有用于接收含有气体和液体的流体流的上端的沉箱内。 泵组件封闭在护罩内，该护罩具有密封在泵组件周围的上端和位于马达下方并且打开的下端。 抽吸管在沉箱的上部中具有在护罩上方的上端，并且连接到喷射泵的下端。 提取管引起与液体分离的气体，并收集在沉箱的上部以被吸入喷射泵中，并随着液体被泵送而与液体混合。

公开(公告)号：US07241104B2

公开(公告)日：2007-07-10

申请号：US10784340

申请日：2004-02-23

申请人： Brown Lyle Wilson ,  Donn J. Brown

发明人： Brown Lyle Wilson ,  Donn J. Brown

IPC分类号： F04D29/30

CPC分类号： E21B43/128 ,  E21B43/38 ,  F04D13/10 ,  F04D29/2288 ,  F04D31/00

摘要： A centrifugal pump pumps well fluid with a high gaseous content by conditioning the well fluid with a conditioning impeller and conditioning diffuser design for use with gaseous well fluid. The conditioning impellers have vanes that are curved with a leading edge that is rotationally forward and axially below, or upstream, of a trailing edge. The outer end of the leading edge is rotationally forward of the inner end of the leading edge, which forces the well fluid radially inward and mixes the gas and liquids in the well fluid. The conditioning diffusers have blades that are curved with a leading edge that is rotationarily rearward and axially below a trailing edge. The blades are portions of a sphere, with a concaved side receiving well fluid from the conditioning impellers. The spherical shape forces the well fluid radially inward and axially upward.

摘要翻译： 离心泵通过用调节叶轮调节井流体和用于气井流体的调节扩散器设计来泵送具有高气体含量的良好流体。 调节叶轮具有弯曲的叶片，前缘具有前缘，其前缘和轴向在后缘的下方或上游。 前缘的外端在前缘的内端旋转向前，这迫使井流体径向向内，并将气体和液体混合在井液中。 调理扩散器具有弯曲的叶片，其前缘具有向后并且在后缘的轴向下方的前缘。 叶片是球体的一部分，其凹面从调节叶轮接收良好的流体。 球形形状迫使井流体径向向内和轴向向上。

公开(公告)号：US20130004346A1

公开(公告)日：2013-01-03

申请号：US13173282

申请日：2011-06-30

申请人： Brown Lyle Wilson ,  Donn J. Brown

发明人： Brown Lyle Wilson ,  Donn J. Brown

IPC分类号： F04D13/10

CPC分类号： F04D13/10 ,  F04D13/022 ,  F04D29/044

摘要： An electrical submersible pump (ESP) having a sleeve coupled to the shaft that rotates as the shaft rotates. The sleeve can be a base portion of a pump impeller, a journal bearing, or a bushing. A drive collar mounts around the shaft and has an end with a portion that projects past an end of the sleeve profiled to correspond with the shape of the projecting portion. As the shaft rotates the drive collar the projecting portion of the drive collar pushes against the profiled end of the sleeve to rotate the sleeve. The projecting portion can be a wedge shaped tab on the drive collar, or an angular segment of the drive collar extending axially past the remaining segments. The profiled end of the sleeve can include a recess formed to receive the tab and can have an angular segment corresponding to that on the drive collar.

摘要翻译： 具有连接到轴的套筒的电潜泵（ESP），其随着轴旋转而旋转。 套筒可以是泵叶轮，轴颈轴承或衬套的基部。 驱动环安装在轴上并且具有端部，其端部突出穿过套筒的端部以对应于突出部分的形状。 当轴旋转驱动套环时，驱动套环的突出部分推压套筒的成型端部以旋转套筒。 突出部分可以是驱动套环上的楔形突片，或者驱动套环的角部分沿轴向延伸穿过剩余的段。 套筒的成型端可以包括形成为接收突片的凹部，并且可以具有与驱动套环上的相应的角部分。