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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
May. 23, 2017
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Vimal Vinod Shah, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Stewart Blake Brazil, Edmond, OK (US);
Wilson Chun-Ling Chin, Edmond, OK (US);
Roderick Mark Lusted, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A sensing and communication system for a gas lift well is provided. The gas lift well includes a casing, production tubing positioned within the casing, and a gas lift valve coupled to the production tubing. The sensing and communication system includes a turbine configured to rotate in response to an injected gas stream flowing through the turbine, wherein the turbine is positioned one of i) within an annulus defined between the production tubing and the casing and ii) within the gas lift valve, an alternator coupled to the turbine and configured to generate electrical power from rotation of the turbine, and at least one sensor coupled to the alternator and configured to operate using the generated electrical power.