The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2019
Christopher C. Frazier, Midland, TX (US);
Ted A. Long, Spring, TX (US);
Dustin H. Rose, Odessa, TX (US);
Joseph Salviz, Midland, TX (US);
Michael C. Romer, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Anthony J. Bermea, Midland, TX (US);
Billy-bob Walker, Midland, TX (US);
Christopher C. Frazier, Midland, TX (US);
Ted A. Long, Spring, TX (US);
Dustin H. Rose, Odessa, TX (US);
Joseph Salviz, Midland, TX (US);
Michael C. Romer, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Anthony J. Bermea, Midland, TX (US);
Billy-Bob Walker, Midland, TX (US);
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
Hydrocarbon wells including electrically actuated gas lift valve assemblies and methods of providing gas lift in a hydrocarbon well. The hydrocarbon wells include a wellbore that extends within a subterranean formation and downhole tubing that extends within the wellbore. The hydrocarbon wells also include a lift gas supply system configured to provide a lift gas stream to a lift gas supply conduit of the wellbore, a plurality of electrically actuated gas lift valve assemblies, a valve power supply system, and a controller. The methods include measuring a respective pressure differential between a lift gas supply conduit and a production conduit of the hydrocarbon well at each electrically actuated gas lift valve assembly in a plurality of electrically actuated gas lift valve assemblies of the hydrocarbon well. The methods also include selectively opening a selected electrically actuated gas lift valve assembly based on the respective pressure differential.