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US 2025/0109676 A1Published application
Removable cartridge for a downhole fluid and solid separation system in a well
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsBenjamin Butler, David J. Steele, Matthew Bradley Stokes
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Abstract
In some implementations, a system includes a cartridge configured for insertion into a flow path in a well, wherein the cartridge includes one or more devices to separate fluids. The system also may include an elongated Y-block including a working space configured to enable a tool to remove the cartridge from the flow path.
Claims34
A method for removing a device from a well system, the method comprising:
- inserting a tool into a working space of an elongated Y-block residing in a wellbore of the well system, wherein the elongated Y-block leads into a plurality of flow paths in the wellbore;
- guiding the tool into the well system;
- interfacing the tool with a cartridge including devices for separating fluids, the cartridge disposed in the well system;
- and
- pulling the tool and the cartridge through the working space and up to a surface device.
2 more elements
A system comprising:
- a cartridge configured for insertion into a flow path in a well, wherein the cartridge includes one or more devices to separate fluids;
- and
- an elongated Y-block including a working space configured to enable a tool to remove the cartridge from the flow path.
An apparatus comprising:
- an elongated Y-block including a working space configured to enable a tool to insert and remove a cartridge from a flow path, the cartridge including devices configured to separate fluids.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.