Patents by Inventor Rick Nadkrynechny

Rick Nadkrynechny 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).

  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING FLUID PRODUCTION FROM A WELL
    Publication number: 20180328166
    Abstract: A method of enhancing fluid production from a well is provided. A downhole plunger having the maximum permissible outer diameter for the well is installed in the well. Methods and apparatus for determining the maximum permissible outer diameter for a downhole plunger for use in the well are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventor: Rick NADKRYNECHNY
  • Plunger for performing artificial lift of well fluids
    Patent number: 8627892
    Abstract: A plunger for removing fluid from a gas producing well has a fluid path through the plunger body, a narrow passageway within the fluid path, and a central orifice at an end of the passageway. The plunger may have a lip within the fluid path spaced above the central orifice. The lip can interact with gas and fluid exiting the central orifice when the plunger is rising within the gas producing well. The lip may be provided by an internal fishing neck. The plunger may have a bypass valve to allow the plunger to fall while the well is flowing, and may have a central constriction to regulate the rate of falling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: T-Ram Canada, Inc.
    Inventor: Rick Nadkrynechny
  • PLUNGER FOR PERFORMING ARTIFICIAL LIFT OF WELL FLUIDS
    Publication number: 20130255959
    Abstract: A plunger for removing fluid from a gas producing well has a fluid path through the plunger body, a narrow passageway within the fluid path, and a central orifice at an end of the passageway. The plunger may have a lip within the fluid path spaced above the central orifice. The lip can interact with gas and fluid exiting the central orifice when the plunger is rising within the gas producing well. The lip may be provided by an internal fishing neck. The plunger may have a bypass valve to allow the plunger to fall while the well is flowing, and may have a central constriction to regulate the rate of falling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventor: Rick NADKRYNECHNY
  • Plunger for performing artificial lift of well fluids
    Patent number: 8464798
    Abstract: A plunger for removing fluid from a gas producing well has a fluid path through the plunger body, a narrow passageway within the fluid path, and a central orifice at an end of the passageway. The plunger may have a lip within the fluid path spaced above the central orifice. The lip interacts with gas and fluid exiting the central orifice when the plunger is rising within the gas producing well. The plunger may have a bypass valve to allow the plunger to fall while the well is flowing, and may have a central constriction to regulate the rate of falling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: T-RAM Canada, Inc.
    Inventor: Rick Nadkrynechny
  • PLUNGER FOR PERFORMING ARTIFICIAL LIFT OF WELL FLUIDS
    Publication number: 20110253382
    Abstract: A plunger for removing fluid from a gas producing well has a fluid path through the plunger body, a narrow passageway within the fluid path, and a central orifice at an end of the passageway. The plunger may have a lip within the fluid path spaced above the central orifice. The lip interacts with gas and fluid exiting the central orifice when the plunger is rising within the gas producing well. The plunger may have a bypass valve to allow the plunger to fall while the well is flowing, and may have a central constriction to regulate the rate of falling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: T-RAM Canada, Inc.
    Inventor: Rick Nadkrynechny