Plunger lift control system arrangement
US8863837B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 17, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF04B47/12
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A plunger lift control system for improving the output efficiency of an oil or gas well by a real-time reporting arrangement, the system comprising: a tubing string having an upper end and a lower end, the tubing string arranged within a well casing for receiving a plunger traveling therethrough, a plunger having a sound generating function therewith, so as to transmit a real-time lower-end location signal from the plunger to a signal sensor and processor arranged in communication with a system controller arranged at the upper end of the tubing.
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