Patents by Inventor Bart Aaron Haley

Bart Aaron Haley 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).

  • System, apparatus, and method for well deliquification
    Patent number: 10408026
    Abstract: Embodiments for deliquification of produced fluid being produced from a well are provided. In one embodiment, a system comprises a production tubing, a casing, or both that receive the produced fluid from a subterranean reservoir and provide a pathway for transmission of the produced fluid to a surface location. The system also comprises a nozzle disposed within the production tubing, the casing, or both. The nozzle includes a passageway extending between an intake and a diffuser such that the produced fluid received by the intake flows through the nozzle via the passageway. The passageway includes a region of decreased cross-sectional area at a throat that reduces the pressure of the produced fluid passing through the nozzle and the produced fluid is deliquefied as it flows through the passageway. The system also comprises a sealer, a stopper, or both coupled to the nozzle to form a nozzle assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventors: Bart Aaron Haley, Jose A. Gamboa, Gabriel Diaz, Benjamin Francis Partington, Jose Luis M. Arellano
  • SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR WELL DELIQUIFICATION
    Publication number: 20180045027
    Abstract: Embodiments for deliquification of produced fluid being produced from a well are provided. In one embodiment, a system comprises a production tubing, a casing, or both that receive the produced fluid from a subterranean reservoir and provide a pathway for transmission of the produced fluid to a surface location. The system also comprises a nozzle disposed within the production tubing, the casing, or both. The nozzle includes a passageway extending between an intake and a diffuser such that the produced fluid received by the intake flows through the nozzle via the passageway. The passageway includes a region of decreased cross-sectional area at a throat that reduces the pressure of the produced fluid passing through the nozzle and the produced fluid is deliquefied as it flows through the passageway. The system also comprises a sealer, a stopper, or both coupled to the nozzle to form a nozzle assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Bart Aaron Haley, Jose A. Gamboa, Gabriel Diaz, Benjamin Francis Partington, Jose Luis M Arellano