Method and apparatus for high-efficiency gas separation upstream of a submersible pump
CA 2003475 C · Owner: Way, Keith Ferris · Inventors: Way, Keith Ferris; Cotherman, Robert Daniel
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A submersible pump system and method for producing oil from gassy wells is disclosed in which at least first- and second-stage gas separators protect a submersible pump from vapor lock. The pump communicates with the production tubing and is driven by a shaft extending from a motor through, the first- and second-stage gas separators. The first-stage gas separator has a first-stage inlet through the housing in communication with the production fluid from the producing formation. A primary means for separating gas components from the production fluid is in communication with the first-stage inlet and expels separated gas into the annulus through a firststage, gas outlet and advances the …
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- Filed November 21, 1989 and granted January 16, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 21, 2009.
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