Gas lift type casing pump

Details Gas lift type casing pump Gas lift type casing pump

1989-01-13

1990-05-08

Smith, Leonard E.

Pumps

Processes

417 60, F04B 4712

Patent

active

049233726

ABSTRACT:
A gas operated, plunger lift type pump for use in a subterranean well conduit which extends from a pool of well liquids to the surface comprises a tubular plunger slidably and sealingly mounted in the well conduit and defining a fluid flow passage through the tubular body. An annular valve seat is fixedly mounted within the tubular body and an axially shiftable valve head is engagable with the valve seat to prevent fluid flow through the fluid passage. The valve head is biased to an open position by a surface applied trapped fluid pressure which approximates the hydrostatic pressure existing in the well at the liquid level to which the plunger is permitted to descend, and is further retained in the open position by a latching collet. As the plunger rises in the well due to the gas pressure existing below the plunger, it will raise the fluids trapped above the plunger to discharge through vertically spaced discharge ports. The upward movement of the plunger is stopped to position the plunger intermediate two discharge ports, which permits equalization of fluid pressures above and below the plunger, thus permitting the shiftable valve head to return to an open position to initiate the return downward movement of the plunger.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2143450 (1939-01-01), Pippenger
patent: 2812717 (1957-11-01), Brown
patent: 3941511 (1976-03-01), Morgan
patent: 4070134 (1978-01-01), Gramling
patent: 4696624 (1987-09-01), Bass et al.

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