Well production system

Patent · Tue May 20 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5604308

Bayh, III, R I

A well production system is described which consists of: a casing; a tubing within the casing; a subsurface safety valve controlling flow through the tubing; a submersible pump in the lower end of the tubing for delivering liquid through the tubing; a line extending downwardly in the casing-tubing annulus delivering power from the surface to the pump; a side pocket mandrel in the tubing having a valve pocket; side port means in the valve pocket angled upwardly and outwardly; a tailpipe extending downwardly from the side pocket alongside and substantially parallel throughout its length with the axis of the tubing; a packer carried on the tubing between the side pocket mandrel and pump; the packer sealing between the casing and each of the power line, tubing and tailpipe; retrievable valve means in the valve pocket controlling flow between the side port and the tailpipe; the valve means having a tubular body with upwardly and outwardly extending flowway means in the side wall thereof and in communication with the port means and the lower end of the body to provide a cooperating path for gas flow and for passage of sound waves; the valve means provided with a valve seat and valve member below the flowway means providing when open sufficient unobstructed opening to permit ready passage of sound waves therethrough; and means for opening and closing the subsurface safety valve and retrievable valve means.

• Assignee: Otis Engineering Corp., Dallas, TX
• Patent Number(s): US 4589482
• OSTI ID: 5604308
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
020300* -- Petroleum-- Drilling & Production
03 NATURAL GAS
030300 -- Natural Gas-- Drilling
Production
& Processing
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
DESIGN
EQUIPMENT
FIELD PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT
FLOW REGULATORS
FLUID FLOW
GAS FLOW
NATURAL GAS WELLS
OIL WELLS
PACKINGS
PRODUCTION
PUMPS
SOUND WAVES
VALVES
WELL CASINGS
WELLS