Gas dispersal tool and associated methods and systems
US12188337B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 28, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B21/08
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A can include a gas injection mandrel configured to inject a gas into fluids produced into a flow passage of a production string, and a gas dispersal tool including at least one turbulence-inducing structure configured to disperse the gas in the fluids. A method can include connecting a gas dispersal tool in a production string, producing fluids into a flow passage extending longitudinally through the production string, and injecting a gas into the flow passage, thereby causing the gas and the fluids to flow through the gas dispersal tool, and the gas dispersal tool dispersing the gas in the fluids. A gas dispersal tool can include a generally tubular outer housing, a flow passage extending longitudinally through the outer housing, and at least one turbulence-inducing structure in the flow passage, the turbulence-inducing structure being configured to disperse gas in a flow of produced fluid through the flow passage.
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