Petroleum well having downhole sensors, communication and power

HJ Vinegar, RR Burnett, WM Savage… - US Patent …, 2004 - Google Patents
SIonal application No. fy, illed On Mar. Z. 2 provisional application No. 60/186,378, filed on
Mar. 2, E. modem. Pyle sensors, Such St. 2000, provisional application No. 60/186,377, filed …

Controllable gas-lift well and valve

HJ Vinegar, RR Burnett, WM Savage… - US Patent …, 2004 - Google Patents
Brown. Connolizo and Robertson, West Texas Oil Lifting US 2003/0164240 A1 Sep. 4, 2003
Short Course and HW Winkler,“Misunderstood of over Related US Application Data looked …

Wireless reservoir production control

JM Hirsch, GL Stegemeier, HJ Vinegar… - US Patent …, 2007 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A reservoir production control system includes a plurality of wells for
producing a reservoir linked to a central computer over a downhole communication network …

Controlled downhole chemical injection

GL Stegemeier, HJ Vinegar, RR Burnett… - US Patent …, 2006 - Google Patents
Prior Publication Data US 2004/0060703 A1 Apr. 1, 2004 Related US Application Data
Provisional application No. 60/177,999, filed on Jan. 24, 2000, provisional application No …

Use of downhole high pressure gas in a gas-lift well and associated methods

JM Hirsch, GL Stegemeier, JW Hall, HJ Vinegar… - US Patent …, 2006 - Google Patents
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5,230,383 5,246,860 5,251,328 5,257,663 5,267.469 5,278,758 5,291,947 5,331,318 …

Oil well casting electrical power pick-off points

HJ Vinegar, RR Burnett, WM Savage… - US Patent …, 2007 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A power Supply apparatus is provided for Supplying power and
communications within a first pi** structure. An external power transfer device is …

Multiphase metering method for multiphase flow

BV Butler - US Patent 6,234,030, 2001 - Google Patents
The Word Petroleum means “rock oil” or “oil from rocks”. Oil and gas begins to form as part of
a biogenic decay process Which happens under a variety of geologic circum stances that …

Permanent downhole, wireless, two-way telemetry backbone using redundant repeaters

HJ Vinegar, RR Burnett, WM Savage… - US Patent …, 2003 - Google Patents
6,344,781. B1* 2/2002 Slenker.............. 333/181 cation device, a Second communication
device, and an 6,484.800 B2 11/2002 Carmody et al.............. 166/53 induction choke. The …

System and method for fluid flow optimization

HJ Vinegar, RR Burnett, WM Savage… - US Patent …, 2004 - Google Patents
Related US Application Data Provisional application No. 60/186,531, filed on Mar. 2, 2000,
provisional application No. 60/186,527, filed on Mar. 2, 2000, provisional application No …

Methods of monitoring downhole conditions

DW Blacklaw - US Patent 7,357,021, 2008 - Google Patents
Methods of monitoring various downhole conditions are described, including a system for
determining and/or iden tifying the flow of fluid in a well, determining sand produc tion in a …