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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2023
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
An apparatus includes a pocket portion disposed on production tubing, the pocket portion defining a volume therewithin, wherein the volume is in fluid communication with an interior of the production tubing. The pocket portion includes a valve arrangement that permits unidirectional fluid flow between a tubing-casing annulus and the volume. The apparatus also includes a pressure bleeder configured to be selectively mounted within the pocket portion. The pressure bleeder is configured to permit fluid flow between the valve arrangement and the interior of the production tubing only above a predetermined threshold pressure. A related method includes: providing the pocket portion and valve arrangement; mounting the pressure bleeder within the pocket portion; and, with the pressure bleeder, permitting fluid flow between the valve arrangement and the interior of the production tubing only above a predetermined threshold pressure.