Patents by Inventor Clint Edward Mason

Clint Edward Mason 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 control of a plunger lift system
    Patent number: 10151183
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating a plunger lift system in a well can include: opening a control valve and allowing a plunger to rise to a top of the well; determining an actual rise time of the plunger based on a time it takes the plunger to rise to the top of the well; using actual rise time of the plunger and a target rise time calculating adjustments to the afterflow time or close time; and allowing the afterflow time to pass before closing the control valve and keeping the valve closed for the close time. The methods are repeated, each time calculating a new adjusted afterflow time or adjusted close time to incrementally alter these times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Extreme Telematics, Corp.
    Inventors: Mark David Scantlebury, Clint Edward Mason
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL OF A PLUNGER LIFT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160160855
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating a plunger lift system in a well is provided. The methods can include: opening a control valve and allowing a plunger to rise to a top of the well; determining an actual rise time of the plunger based on a time it takes the plunger to rise to the top of the well; using actual rise time of the plunger and a target rise time calculating adjustments to the afterflow time or close time; and allowing the afterflow time to pass before closing the control valve and keeping the valve closed for the close time. The methods are repeated, each time calculating a new adjusted afterflow time or adjusted close time to incrementally alter these times to improve the operation of the plunger lift system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Mark David Scantlebury, Clint Edward Mason
  • Method and apparatus for control of a plunger lift system
    Patent number: 9297238
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating a plunger lift system in a well can include: opening a control valve and allowing a plunger to rise to a top of the well; determining an actual rise time of the plunger based on a time it take the plunger to rise to the top of the well; using actual rise time of the plunger and a target rise time calculating adjustments to the afterflow time or close time; and allowing the afterflow time to pass before closing the control valve and keeping the valve closed for the close time. The methods are repeated, each time calculating a new adjusted afterflow time or adjusted close time to incrementally alter these times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Extreme Telematics Corp.
    Inventors: Mark David Scantlebury, Clint Edward Mason
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL OF A PLUNGER LIFT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140158349
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating a plunger lift system in a well is provided. The methods can include: opening a control valve and allowing a plunger to rise to a top of the well; determining an actual rise time of the plunger based on a time it takes the plunger to rise to the top of the well; using actual rise time of the plunger and a target rise time calculating adjustments to the afterflow time or close time; and allowing the afterflow time to pass before closing the control valve and keeping the valve closed for the close time. The methods are repeated, each time calculating a new adjusted afterflow time or adjusted close time to incrementally alter these times to improve the operation of the plunger lift system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventors: Mark David Scantlebury, Clint Edward Mason