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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2010
Robert W. Lannom, Katy, TX (US);
Larry A. Watkins, Cypress, TX (US);
Robert W. Lannom, Katy, TX (US);
Larry A. Watkins, Cypress, TX (US);
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and methods for pumping a fluid mixture from a wellbore location to a selected location is disclosed. The apparatus, in one embodiment, includes a container configured to be placed in the wellbore, wherein the container is configured to mix therein a fluid received from a first source and an additive received from a second source, and a pump unit coupled to the container and configured to pump the mixed fluid from the container to the selected location. The method in one embodiment includes: supplying a fluid from a first source to a container placed in a wellbore; supplying an additive from a second source to the container; allowing the fluid and the additive to mix in the container to form a mixed fluid; and pumping the mixed fluid from the container to the selected location.