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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2022
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Donavan Brown, Houston, TX (US);
Ronnie Russell, Houston, TX (US);
Griffin Koehler, Houston, TX (US);
Laura Walker, Houston, TX (US);
Stephen Satterlee, Houston, TX (US);
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A side pocket mandrel for use in a gas lift system is configured to improve the recovery of petroleum fluids from a well. The side pocket mandrel includes an upper assembly joint, a lower assembly joint, and a central portion that has a total length (L). The side pocket mandrel further comprises a central bore extending through the side pocket mandrel along a central longitudinal axis that extends through the upper and lower assembly joints. The side pocket mandrel further includes a tool channel offset from the central bore and a side pocket tube linearly aligned with the tool channel and configured to receive a gas lift valve. The side pocket mandrel further includes a pair of primary flow blocks that each have a length (L) that is at least 35% of the total length (L) of the central portion of the side pocket mandrel.