Rod guide configurations for sucker rod pumps
AssigneeOilify New-tech Solutions Inc.
InventorsJeffrey Charles Saponja, Robbie Singh Hari, Justin Bentsen
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Abstract
A conveyor for a sucker rod pump, for deployment downhole within a passage defined by an inner surface of a reservoir fluid conductor that is emplaced within a wellbore extending into a subterranean formation, for effecting production of reservoir fluids, comprising. The conveyor includes a rod configuration, and a guide configuration. The guide configuration is coupled to the rod configuration, and is defined by at least one protuberance. The protuberance defines an air foil shape.
Claims20
A conveyor for a sucker rod pump, for deployment downhole within a passage defined by an inner surface of a reservoir fluid conductor that is emplaced within a wellbore extending into a subterranean formation, for effecting production of reservoir fluids, comprising:
- a rod configuration;
- a guide configuration coupled to the rod configuration;
- wherein:
- the guide configuration includes a first protuberance and a second protuberance;
- each one of the first protuberance and the second protuberance, independently, projects radially from the rod configuration;
- the projection of the first protuberance, relative to the projection of the second protuberance, is such that the first protuberance is disposed on an opposite side of the rod configuration relative to the second protuberance;
- and
- for each one of the first protuberance and the second protuberance, independently, relative to a reference fluid, a ratio of a first drag co-efficient, of the protuberance, measured in a direction of movement of the protuberance in an upward direction, to a second drag co-efficient, of the protuberance, measured in a direction of movement of the protuberance in a downward direction, is at least ten (10).
A conveyor for a sucker rod pump, for deployment downhole within a passage defined by an inner surface of a reservoir fluid conductor that is emplaced within a wellbore extending into a subterranean formation, for effecting production of reservoir fluids, comprising:
- a rod configuration;
- a guide configuration coupled to the rod configuration;
- wherein:
- the guide configuration includes a first protuberance and a second protuberance;
- each one of the first protuberance and the second protuberance, independently, projects radially from the rod configuration;
- the projection of the first protuberance, relative to the projection of the second protuberance, is such that the first protuberance is disposed on an opposite side of the rod configuration relative to the second protuberance;
- and
- each one of the first protuberance and the second protuberance, independently, defines an air foil shape, wherein the air foil shape includes a wider portion and a narrower portion, and is oriented such that the wider portion, of the air foil shape, is spaced apart, from the narrower portion of the air foil shape, in a direction of upwardly movement of the conveyor, and such that the narrower portion, of the air foil shape, is spaced apart, from the wider portion, of the air foil shape, in a direction of downwardly movement of the conveyor.
A conveyor for a sucker rod pump, for deployment downhole within a passage defined by an inner surface of a reservoir fluid conductor that is emplaced within a wellbore extending into a subterranean formation, for effecting production of reservoir fluids, comprising:
- a rod configuration;
- a guide configuration coupled to the rod configuration;
- wherein:
- the guide configuration includes a plurality of protuberances;
- each one of the protuberances, independently, projects radially from the rod configuration, such that radially projecting from the rod configuration is the plurality of protuberances only;
- and
- for each one of the protuberances, independently, relative to a reference fluid, a ratio of a first drag co-efficient, of the protuberance, measured in a direction of movement of the protuberance in an upward direction, to a second drag co-efficient, of the protuberance, measured in a direction of movement of the protuberance in a downward direction, is at least ten (10).
A conveyor for a sucker rod pump, for deployment downhole within a passage defined by an inner surface of a reservoir fluid conductor that is emplaced within a wellbore extending into a subterranean formation, for effecting production of reservoir fluids, comprising:
- a rod configuration;
- a guide configuration coupled to the rod configuration;
- wherein:
- the guide configuration includes a plurality of protuberances;
- each one of the protuberances, independently, projects radially from the rod configuration, such that radially projecting from the rod configuration is the plurality of protuberances only;
- and
- each one of the protuberances, independently, defines an air foil shape, wherein the air foil shape includes a wider portion and a narrower portion, and is oriented such that the wider portion, of the air foil shape, is spaced apart, relative to the narrower portion of the air foil shape, in a direction of upward movement of the conveyor, and such that the narrower portion, of the air foil shape, is spaced apart from the wider portion, of the air foil shape, in a direction of downward movement of the conveyor.
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