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Apparatus for operating a gas and oil producing well

CA 1203470 A · Owner: Wynn, Samuel R. · Inventors: Wynn, Samuel R.

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Apparatus is disclosed for automatically operating a gas and oil producing well of the plunger lift type including a comparator for comparing casing and tubing pressures, a device for opening the gas delivery valve when the difference between casing and tubing pressure is less than a selected minimum value, a device for dosing the gas discharge valve when casing pressure falls below a selected casing bleed value an arrival, sensor switch for initially closing the fluid discharge valve when the plunger reaches the upper end of the tubing, and a device for reopening the fluid discharge valve at the end of a given downtime period in the event that the level of oil in the tubing produces a …

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  • Granted April 22, 1986. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 22, 2003.
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FiledJanuary 17, 1984
GrantedApril 22, 1986
Term endedApril 22, 2003
Patent numberCA 1203470 A
Classification (IPC)E21B43/00 +1 more

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1985198719891991199319951997199920012003Application filedJan 17, 1984Patent grantedApril 22, 1986Term endedApril 22, 2003

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