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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2019
Applicant:
Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company, Spring, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Spring, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/38 (2006.01); E21B 37/00 (2006.01); E21B 43/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/38 (2013.01); E21B 37/00 (2013.01); E21B 43/126 (2013.01); E21B 43/128 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and a method for efficient downhole separation of gas and liquids. An exemplary system provides a downhole gas separator for an artificial lift system. The downhole gas separator includes a separation section. The separation section includes a number of openings over an extended length, and wherein a size of each of the openings, a number openings, or both, is increased as a distance from a production tubing is increased.