Patents by Inventor Paul M. Bommer

Paul M. Bommer 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).

  • Patent number: 10280728
    Abstract: The present invention provides a gas-liquid separator/connector having three concentric tube device made such that flow of fluids from a ESP enters the bottom and are diverted into the largest of the three concentric tubes located as the outside tube. The relatively large space between the inside tube and the outside tube allows for the gas to separate from the liquid. The gas continues to rise to the surface in the tubing-casing annulus. The liquid now can enter by gravity the third tube that is placed outside the inner tube (the tubing) and the large external tube. This third concentric tube is not as long as the large outer tube and is connected at the bottom to become the entrance to the pump intake for the beam pump or PCP. The pump intake for the beam pump or PCP is a part of the smallest inner tube of the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas Systems
    Inventor: Paul M. Bommer
  • Publication number: 20170044888
    Abstract: The present invention provides a gas-liquid separator/connector having three concentric tube device made such that flow of fluids from a ESP enters the bottom and are diverted into the largest of the three concentric tubes located as the outside tube. The relatively large space between the inside tube and the outside tube allows for the gas to separate from the liquid. The gas continues to rise to the surface in the tubing-casing annulus. The liquid now can enter by gravity the third tube that is placed outside the inner tube (the tubing) and the large external tube. This third concentric tube is not as long as the large outer tube and is connected at the bottom to become the entrance to the pump intake for the beam pump or PCP. The pump intake for the beam pump or PCP is a part of the smallest inner tube of the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventor: Paul M. Bommer