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Fluid-operated gas lift apparatus

Assignee: Macco Oil Tool Co Inc
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Filing: 1963-10-30
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Granted: 1965-07-13
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Expires: 1983-10-30
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Willis C Carlisle
  • 👤 John H Mccarvell

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 05:53
CPC Classifications
E; E21; E21B; E21B43/00; E21B43/12; E21B43/121; E21B43/122; E21B43/123

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 133 words
A GAS LIFT APPARATUS MOUNTED IN A TUBING STRING PRIOR TO POSITIONING IN A WELL CASING, COMPRISING: (A) A TUBING STRING, (B) A TUBULAR MANDREL HAVING AN UPPER HEAD WITH AN ECCENTRICALLY POSITIONED LONGITUDINAL OPENING THERETHROUGH, (C) MEANS CONNECTING SAID UPPER HEAD TO SAID TUBING STRING, (D) SAID TUBULAR MANDREL ALSO HAVING A LOWER HEAD WITH AN ECCENTRICALLY POSITIONED LONGITUDINAL OPENING THERETHROUGH, (E) MEANS CONNECTING SAID LOWER HEAD TO SAID TUBING STRING, (F) SAID TUBULAR MANDREL INCLUDING AN INTERMEDIATE TUBULAR BODY HAVING A LONGITUDINAL BORE WHICH IS LARGER THAN SAID OPENINGS IN SAID UPPER AND LOWER HEADS, (G) SAID LONGITUDINAL OPENINGS IN SAID UPPER AND LOWER HEADS BEING OF SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME SIZE AS THE BORE OF THE TUBING STRING AND IN LONGITUDINAL ALIGNMENT THEREWITH, (H) SAID LONGITUDINAL BORE OF SAID INTERMEDIATE TUBULAR
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 133 words
A GAS LIFT APPARATUS MOUNTED IN A TUBING STRING PRIOR TO POSITIONING IN A WELL CASING, COMPRISING: (A) A TUBING STRING, (B) A TUBULAR MANDREL HAVING AN UPPER HEAD WITH AN ECCENTRICALLY POSITIONED LONGITUDINAL OPENING THERETHROUGH, (C) MEANS CONNECTING SAID UPPER HEAD TO SAID TUBING STRING, (D) SAID TUBULAR MANDREL ALSO HAVING A LOWER HEAD WITH AN ECCENTRICALLY POSITIONED LONGITUDINAL OPENING THERETHROUGH, (E) MEANS CONNECTING SAID LOWER HEAD TO SAID TUBING STRING, (F) SAID TUBULAR MANDREL INCLUDING AN INTERMEDIATE TUBULAR BODY HAVING A LONGITUDINAL BORE WHICH IS LARGER THAN SAID OPENINGS IN SAID UPPER AND LOWER HEADS, (G) SAID LONGITUDINAL OPENINGS IN SAID UPPER AND LOWER HEADS BEING OF SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME SIZE AS THE BORE OF THE TUBING STRING AND IN LONGITUDINAL ALIGNMENT THEREWITH, (H) SAID LONGITUDINAL BORE OF SAID INTERMEDIATE TUBULAR

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