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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2014
Jeremy Daniel Vandam, West Coxsackie, NY (US);
Zhipeng Zhang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ameen Aboel Hassan Muhammed, Green Island, NY (US);
Jeremy Daniel VanDam, West Coxsackie, NY (US);
Zhipeng Zhang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ameen Aboel Hassan Muhammed, Green Island, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A gas intake apparatus for use in a wellbore configured to channel a mixture of fluids and solids includes a housing defining a chamber and at least one gas intake passage in flow communication with the chamber. The gas intake apparatus further includes a gas intake mechanism coupled to the housing at the at least one gas intake passage. The gas intake mechanism is configured to facilitate a flow of gaseous substances therethrough and to restrict a flow of solids and liquids therethrough.