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Fluid actuated pump

Assignee: Pan American Petroleum Corp
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Filing: 1964-07-09
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Granted: 1966-05-31
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Expires: 1984-07-09
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Renic P Vincent
  • 👤 Arthur W Garst

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 07:04
CPC Classifications
F; F04; F04B; F04B43/00; F04B43/08; F04B43/10; F04B43/107; F04B47/00; F04B47/02; F04B47/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 194 words
A PUMP FOR PUMPING FLUIDS FROM A WELL BORE WHICH COMPRISES: A FIRST TUBULAR MEMBER SUSPENDED WITHIN SAID WELL, AND A POWER FLUID CYLINDER PROVIDED AT THE LOWER END OF SAID TUBULAR MEMBER; A SECOND TUBULAR MEMBER SUSPENDED WITHIN SAID WELL; A STRING OF SUCKER RODS WITHIN SAID FIRST TUBULAR MEMBER; A PLUNGER WITHIN SAID POWER FLUID CYLINDER AND CONNECTED TO SAID STRING OF SUCKER RODS; CONDUIT MEANS IN SAID PLUNGER EXTENDING AXIALLY THERETHROUGH, SAID CONDUIT MEANS HAVING A VALVE THERIN PERMITTING UNIDIRECTIONAL FLOW FROM BENEATH TO ABOVE SAID PLUNGER WHEN THE FLUID BENEATH SAID PLUNGER REACHES A GIVEN PRESSURE; A PUMP CHAMBER ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO THE LOWER END OF SAID POWER FLUID CYLINDER; A FLEXIBLE DIAPHRAGM MEMBER IN SAID PUMP CHAMBER, SAID DIAPHRAGM DIVIDING SAID CHAMBER INTO A FIRST VARIABLE VOLUME COMPARTMENT AND A SECOND VARIABLE VOLUME COMPARTMENT; A VALVE INLET IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID FIRST COMPARTMENT; A VALVE OUTLET IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID FIRST COMPARTMENT FOR DISCHARGING FLUID THEREFROM, SAID VALVE OUTLET BEING FLUIDLY CONNECTED TO SAID SECOND TUBULAR MEMBER; SECOND CONDUIT MEANS ESTABLISHING FLUID COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SAID SECOND VARIABLE VOLUME COMPARTMENT AND SAID POWER FLUID CYLINDER BELOW SAID PLUNGER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 194 words
A PUMP FOR PUMPING FLUIDS FROM A WELL BORE WHICH COMPRISES: A FIRST TUBULAR MEMBER SUSPENDED WITHIN SAID WELL, AND A POWER FLUID CYLINDER PROVIDED AT THE LOWER END OF SAID TUBULAR MEMBER; A SECOND TUBULAR MEMBER SUSPENDED WITHIN SAID WELL; A STRING OF SUCKER RODS WITHIN SAID FIRST TUBULAR MEMBER; A PLUNGER WITHIN SAID POWER FLUID CYLINDER AND CONNECTED TO SAID STRING OF SUCKER RODS; CONDUIT MEANS IN SAID PLUNGER EXTENDING AXIALLY THERETHROUGH, SAID CONDUIT MEANS HAVING A VALVE THERIN PERMITTING UNIDIRECTIONAL FLOW FROM BENEATH TO ABOVE SAID PLUNGER WHEN THE FLUID BENEATH SAID PLUNGER REACHES A GIVEN PRESSURE; A PUMP CHAMBER ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO THE LOWER END OF SAID POWER FLUID CYLINDER; A FLEXIBLE DIAPHRAGM MEMBER IN SAID PUMP CHAMBER, SAID DIAPHRAGM DIVIDING SAID CHAMBER INTO A FIRST VARIABLE VOLUME COMPARTMENT AND A SECOND VARIABLE VOLUME COMPARTMENT; A VALVE INLET IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID FIRST COMPARTMENT; A VALVE OUTLET IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID FIRST COMPARTMENT FOR DISCHARGING FLUID THEREFROM, SAID VALVE OUTLET BEING FLUIDLY CONNECTED TO SAID SECOND TUBULAR MEMBER; SECOND CONDUIT MEANS ESTABLISHING FLUID COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SAID SECOND VARIABLE VOLUME COMPARTMENT AND SAID POWER FLUID CYLINDER BELOW SAID PLUNGER.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-05-30 1969-11-29 1970-05-31 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-05-30 1977-11-29 1978-05-31 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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