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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2017
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Kalpesh Singal, Glenville, NY (US);
Deepak Aravind, Bangalore, IN;
Jeremy Daniel VanDam, Edmond, OK (US);
Yashwanth Tummala, Chicago, IL (US);
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of controlling a gas vent system to vent gas from a wellbore that includes a substantially horizontal portion. The method includes determining an initial operating mode of the gas vent system; generating one or more control signals established for the determined initial operation mode; and transmitting the one or more control signals to a gas vent valve that commands the closing or opening of the gas vent valve. A controller for use in venting gas from a wellbore is additionally disclosed.