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Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025

Filed:

Apr. 19, 2023
Applicant:

Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc, Houston, TX (US);

Inventor:

Donavan Brown, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/12 (2006.01); E21B 34/06 (2006.01); E21B 34/10 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/123 (2013.01); E21B 34/066 (2013.01); E21B 41/0035 (2013.01); E21B 34/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

A side pocket mandrel for use within a gas lift system has a central body that includes a central bore and a valve pocket that is offset from the central body. The valve pocket includes a power landing in the valve pocket and configured to provide an electrical connection to the electric gas lift valve and a conductor connected to the power landing and configured to provide electric power to the power landing. The side pocket mandrel further includes a pneumatic gas lift valve installed within the valve pocket and an electric gas lift valve installed within the valve pocket. The electric gas lift valve and pneumatic gas lift valve can be installed or retrieved from the valve pocket using wireline-based tools without removing the side pocket mandrel from the well.


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