EP3044408A4 - Systems and apparatuses for separating wellbore fluids and solids during production - Google Patents

Systems and apparatuses for separating wellbore fluids and solids during production Download PDF

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Publication number: EP3044408A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: apparatuses; systems; during production; wellbore fluids; solids during
Prior art date: 2013-09-13
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP14844941.6A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP3044408A1 (en

Inventor

Jeffrey Charles Saponja

Robbie Singh Hari

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Production Plus Energy Services Inc

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Production Plus Energy Services Inc

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2013-09-13

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2014-09-12

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2017-08-23

2014-09-12 Application filed by Production Plus Energy Services Inc filed Critical Production Plus Energy Services Inc

2014-09-12 Priority to EP18157720.6A priority Critical patent/EP3346090A1/en

2014-09-12 Priority claimed from PCT/CA2014/000695 external-priority patent/WO2015035509A1/en

2016-07-20 Publication of EP3044408A1 publication Critical patent/EP3044408A1/en

2017-08-23 Publication of EP3044408A4 publication Critical patent/EP3044408A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
- E21B43/34—Arrangements for separating materials produced by the well
- E21B43/38—Arrangements for separating materials produced by the well in the well
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B23/00—Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing or removing tools, packers or the like in boreholes or wells
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B33/00—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
- E21B33/10—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells in the borehole
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
- E21B43/02—Subsoil filtering
- E21B43/10—Setting of casings, screens, liners or the like in wells
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
- E21B43/12—Methods or apparatus for controlling the flow of the obtained fluid to or in wells
- E21B43/121—Lifting well fluids

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Separation Using Semi-Permeable Membranes (AREA)
Degasification And Air Bubble Elimination (AREA)
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Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Carbon And Carbon Compounds (AREA)
Physical Water Treatments (AREA)
Feeding, Discharge, Calcimining, Fusing, And Gas-Generation Devices (AREA)
Sampling And Sample Adjustment (AREA)

EP14844941.6A 2013-09-13 2014-09-12 Systems and apparatuses for separating wellbore fluids and solids during production Withdrawn EP3044408A4 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP18157720.6A EP3346090A1 (en)	2013-09-13	2014-09-12	Systems and apparatuses for separating wellbore fluids and solids during production

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US14/026,170 US20150075772A1 (en)	2013-09-13	2013-09-13	System and Method for Separating Gaseous Material From Formation Fluids
CA2827459A CA2827459A1 (en)	2013-09-13	2013-09-17	System and method for separating gaseous material from formation fluids
PCT/CA2014/000695 WO2015035509A1 (en)	2013-09-13	2014-09-12	Systems and apparatuses for separating wellbore fluids and solids during production

Related Child Applications (1)

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EP18157720.6A Division EP3346090A1 (en)	2013-09-13	2014-09-12	Systems and apparatuses for separating wellbore fluids and solids during production

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EP3044408A1 EP3044408A1 (en)	2016-07-20
EP3044408A4 true EP3044408A4 (en)	2017-08-23

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EP14844941.6A Withdrawn EP3044408A4 (en)	2013-09-13	2014-09-12	Systems and apparatuses for separating wellbore fluids and solids during production
EP18157720.6A Withdrawn EP3346090A1 (en)	2013-09-13	2014-09-12	Systems and apparatuses for separating wellbore fluids and solids during production

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Country Status (9)

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US (1)	US20150075772A1 (en)
EP (2)	EP3044408A4 (en)
CN (1)	CN105705729A (en)
AU (2)	AU2014321104A1 (en)
BR (1)	BR112016005572A8 (en)
CA (2)	CA2827459A1 (en)
CL (1)	CL2016000607A1 (en)
EA (1)	EA201690585A1 (en)
MX (1)	MX2016003272A (en)

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- 2013-09-17 CA CA2827459A patent/CA2827459A1/en not_active Abandoned
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- 2014-09-12 EA EA201690585A patent/EA201690585A1/en unknown
- 2014-09-12 BR BR112016005572A patent/BR112016005572A8/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2014-09-12 EP EP14844941.6A patent/EP3044408A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2014-09-12 EP EP18157720.6A patent/EP3346090A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2014-09-12 CA CA2923984A patent/CA2923984A1/en not_active Abandoned
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CA2923984A1 (en)	2015-03-19
CA2827459A1 (en)	2015-03-13
AU2019201116A1 (en)	2019-03-07
CN105705729A (en)	2016-06-22
MX2016003272A (en)	2016-10-28
BR112016005572A8 (en)	2020-02-18
EP3346090A1 (en)	2018-07-11
EA201690585A1 (en)	2016-09-30
EP3044408A1 (en)	2016-07-20
CL2016000607A1 (en)	2016-09-02
US20150075772A1 (en)	2015-03-19
AU2014321104A1 (en)	2016-04-07

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