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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:
Aug. 22, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Howard L McKinzie, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Michael R Berry, Bellaire, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texaco Inc., White Plains, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
166265 ; 1661055 ; 2105121 ; 417313 ; 418 48 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a system for minimizing emulsion formation in a pumped oil well by establishing substantially core annular flow at the outlet of the system. The core annular flow regime is established at the outlet of the system through a combination of a pump outlet and a transition conduit.