Patents by Inventor Clarence Robert Dyck

Clarence Robert Dyck 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).

  • Gas flow system
    Patent number: 8235112
    Abstract: A gas flow system for removing a liquid from a well bore and allowing for gas production is provided. The gas flow system comprises a casing in the well bore for allowing flow of the liquid and gas; a tubing string in the casing for allowing flow of the liquid and gas; pressure measurement devices for use in determining a rate of liquid influx into the well bore; a casing control valve moveable between various positions ranging from fully open to fully closed for controlling flow through the casing; a tubing control valve moveable between various positions ranging from fully open to fully closed for controlling flow through the tubing; and flow measurement devices for determining the rate of flow through the tubing and the total rate of flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: EnCana Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Lowe, Javier Alfonso Becaria Valero, Clarence Robert Dyck
  • GAS FLOW SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110209870
    Abstract: A gas flow system for removing a liquid from a well bore and allowing for gas production is provided. The gas flow system comprises a casing in the well bore for allowing flow of the liquid and gas; a tubing string in the casing for allowing flow of the liquid and gas; pressure measurement devices for use in determining a rate of liquid influx into the well bore; a casing control valve moveable between various positions ranging from fully open to fully closed for controlling flow through the casing; a tubing control valve moveable between various positions ranging from fully open to fully closed for controlling flow through the tubing; and flow measurement devices for determining the rate of flow through the tubing and the total rate of flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: En Cana Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Lowe, Javier Alfonso Becaria Valero, Clarence Robert Dyck
  • Gas flow system
    Patent number: 7954547
    Abstract: A gas flow system for removing a liquid from a well bore and allowing for gas production is provided. The gas flow system comprises a casing in the well bore for allowing flow of the liquid and gas; a tubing string in the casing for allowing flow of the liquid and gas; pressure measurement devices for use in determining a rate of liquid influx into the well bore; a casing control valve moveable between various positions ranging from fully open to fully closed for controlling flow through the casing; a tubing control valve moveable between various positions ranging from fully open to fully closed for controlling flow through the tubing; and flow measurement devices for determining the rate of flow through the tubing and the total rate of flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: EnCana Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Lowe, Javier Alfonso Becaria Valero, Clarence Robert Dyck
  • Gas flow system
    Publication number: 20100051267
    Abstract: A gas flow system for removing a liquid from a well bore and allowing for gas production is provided. The gas flow system comprises a casing in the well bore for allowing flow of the liquid and gas; a tubing string in the casing for allowing flow of the liquid and gas; pressure measurement devices for use in determining a rate of liquid influx into the well bore; a casing control valve moveable between various positions ranging from fully open to fully closed for controlling flow through the casing; a tubing control valve moveable between various positions ranging from fully open to fully closed for controlling flow through the tubing; and flow measurement devices for determining the rate of flow through the tubing and the total rate of flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: EnCana Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Lowe, Javier Alfonso Becaria Valero, Clarence Robert Dyck