Patents by Inventor William G. Buckman, Jr.

William G. Buckman, Jr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for pumping liquid from a well using wellbore pressurized gas
    Patent number: 5006046
    Abstract: There is provided a method and apparatus for removing liquid from a well using well bore pressurized gas. A U-shaped tube having a small orifice near the bottom thereof is received in the well. The upper portions of both legs of the tube are connected to well bore pressurized gas. A liquid sensor is received in one leg of the tube. When liquid flowing into the tube through the orifice rises to the level of the sensor, a valve, which is connected to one leg of the tube, is opened and the well head pressurized gas forces the liquid out of the tube and then out of the well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1991
    Inventors: William G. Buckman, Henry B. Steen, III, William G. Buckman, Jr.