Dewatering natural gas-assisted pump for natural and hydrocarbon wells
1. Field of the Invention A tool having a tube string made of inner and outer coaxial tubes, and a dewatering natural gas-assisted pump at the bottom of the tube string. The pump includes a nozzle, an eductor, and a diffuser. The nozzle has a central inlet and a number of primary angled gas outlets,...
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A tool having a tube string made of inner and outer coaxial tubes, and a dewatering natural gas-assisted pump at the bottom of the tube string. The pump includes a nozzle, an eductor, and a diffuser. The nozzle has a central inlet and a number of primary angled gas outlets, each opening to a gas supply space between outer and inner pipes, and to the interior of the inner tube. These angled outlets allow the gas to accelerate, contributing to a venturi effect in the tool. A fluids/debris/etc. mixture moves from the nozzle ring to the inwardly inclined eductor, which causes the mixture to converge. Then, the mixture diverges along the outwardly inclined diffuser to the inner pipe in which the mixture moves to the surface. At the convergence/divergence area, the venturi effect is enhanced. That is, a number of secondary outlets, formed in the diffuser, introduces additional gas from the gas supply space to the interior of the inner tube. |
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