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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
May. 20, 2010
Ming Gong, Katy, TX (US);
Larry E. Harrison, Houston, TX (US);
Theodore W. Pirog, Missouri City, TX (US);
Robert D. Kaminsky, Houston, TX (US);
Pietro Valsecchi, Houston, TX (US);
Jeffrey R. Bailey, Houston, TX (US);
Swarupa S. Bangaru, Pittstown, NJ (US);
Ming Gong, Katy, TX (US);
Larry E. Harrison, Houston, TX (US);
Theodore W. Pirog, Missouri City, TX (US);
Robert D. Kaminsky, Houston, TX (US);
Pietro Valsecchi, Houston, TX (US);
Jeffrey R. Bailey, Houston, TX (US);
Narasimha-Rao V. Bangaru, Pittstown, NJ (US);
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention discloses apparatuses, systems, and methods for operating a gas well. Some embodiments include a plunger apparatus configured to fall through a continuous water phase (including water slugs) in a gas producing well by overcoming pressure and drag forces from the water by having a sufficient mass, hydrodynamic profile, and sufficiently large area for passage of the continuous water. In one embodiment, a plunger body and plug mechanism are provided, wherein the plug mechanism has open and closed positions, which may be automatically changed or controlled by a surface or other control system, and wherein the plunger body and plug may be a physically integrated one-piece system, or an interoperable two piece system.