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3970143 Oil well production system  
A number of oil wells each have a crude oil processing unit located at close to the wellhead. The clean oil produced from each processing unit is connected to supply the clean oil as hydraulic...
3970144 Subsurface shutoff valve and control means  
A shutoff valve and control means particularly adapted for subsurface use in oil or gas wells, the shutoff valve being in the form of a sleeve having both circumferential and...
3968839 Subsurface flow control apparatus  
A subsurface control which can be installed and retrieved from the interior of a borehole by a wireline. The apparatus is preferably located at the bottom of the borehole and controls production by...
3967678 Stuffing box control system  
A stuffing box and associated control system having the facilities for sensing a leak past the polished rod seals and for correcting the leak by adjustment of the seals, utilizes a pressurized...
3967680 Method and apparatus for actuating a downhole device carried by a pipe string  
A combination of means to detect rotation of a pipe string and means to detect flow of fluid through a pipe string is utilized to cause down hole apparatus to carry out preferred actions if the...
3937278 Self-propelling apparatus for well logging tools  
A self-propelling apparatus for well logging tools includes a housing which is secured to the housing of a well logging tool and which defines a cylinder. A piston is slidably received in the...
3918519 Apparatus for protecting downhole instruments from torsional and lateral forces  
In the representative embodiment of the invention disclosed herein, delicate instruments and electronic circuitry used for obtaining downhole measurements are mounted within an elongated housing...
3915225 Method and apparatus for producing hydrocarbons from wells which make water  
A chamber having openings in the lower end thereof to allow entry of a hydrocarbon-water mixture is provided with upper and lower electronic sensing devices for detecting a hydrocarbon-water...
3887158 Blow out preventers  
A blowout preventer for sealing off around a flexible line to prevent hazardous leakage of well fluids, which is held in an open position by control fluid pressure actuated means and moved to...
3887011 Fire extinguisher  
A fire extinguisher for oil wells, and the like, has a first pipe connected to a well pipe and a second pipe branched from the first pipe. First and second valves are arranged in the first pipe,...
3884261 Remotely activated valve  
A valve for a pipe formed from two semicylindrical portions, each of which is enclosed in a rubber envelope. A mounting is provided for rigidly mounting the semicylindrical portions in a generally...
3866676 PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE FOR SUBMERGED WELLS  
A hydrocarbon producing well located at an offshore site, completely submerged beneath the water. The well includes a flow line extending from a reservoir in the substrate, which flow line passes...
3863714 AUTOMATIC GAS WELL FLOW CONTROL  
An automatic gas well control device is disclosed which optimizes gas well production by allowing the well to produce only while adequate flow rates are maintained. The device includes a control...
3856037 VALVE SEQUENCE INTERLOCK SYSTEM  
A valve sequence interlock system for assuring the operation of a plurality of valves in a predetermined sequential manner. The system is described as employed in an offshore oil or gas well...
3850237 MUDLINE EMERGENCY SHUTOFF FOR OFFSHORE WELLS  
A mudline emergency shutoff for offshore wells, including a subsurface gate valve assembly which carries a connector adapted to latch into a subsurface housing at the mudline beneath a body of...
3830306 WELL CONTROL MEANS  
Opening and closing of a subsurface safety valve in a well conduit is regulated by predetermined movement of a well conduit supported from an offshore production platform. In one form of the...
3804175 SYSTEM OF FIREFIGHTING AND BLOW-OUT PROTECTION FOR A DRILLING OPERATION  
A system of fire fighting and blow-out protection for a drilling operation comprising valves and flow conduits interconnecting a low pressure and a high pressure source of inert gas to the interior...
3780803 DOWNHOLE CONTROL VALVE FOR CATALYTIC WELLBORE HEATERS  
A downhole control valve is positioned in well pipe above a catalytic wellbore heater and is used to control fuel being fed to the heater.
3780809 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING WELLS  
An improved method and apparatus are disclosed for controlling flow of fluid through a conduit disposed within a well extending beneath the surface of the earth. The apparatus includes a subsurface...
3731742 WELL FLOW CONTROLLING METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM  
A method, apparatus, and system for controlling flow of well fluids from a well in response to sensing of a leak in the connections between the components of the well head or fire at the well head...
3692106 APPARATUS FOR EJECTING FLUID IN A BOREHOLE  
An improvement in apparatus for ejecting a fluid in a borehole penetrating subterranean formations characterized by; in addition to the conventional surface equipment, wireline, and downhole tool;...
3678997 AUTOMATIC DEWATERING OF GAS WELLS  
An automatic gas well dewatering system which operates to eject water from the well whenever the differential pressure across an orifice plate in the gas discharge line decreases below a...
3651823 THERMAL SENSING BLOW OUT PREVENTER ACTUATING DEVICE  
The present disclosure is directed to a fail safe device to close an oil or gas well that has ignited during drilling or workover operations working in conjunction with pressure accumulators and...
3620299 DEVICE FOR PUTTING OUT OIL WELL FIRES  
An extinguishing manifold around the opening of an oil well and a control circuit actuated by heat, air pressure or manually to open a valve to cause carbon dioxide to be dispensed from the...
3568771 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LIFTING FOAMING CRUDE BY A VARIABLE RPM SUBMERSIBLE PUMP  
Many oil wells, especially in their latter stage of primary or secondary recovery, produce foamy crude oil. This crude oil will vary from mostly liquid to mostly foam. Pumping such a fluid is...
3559731 PUMP-OFF CONTROLLER  
To obtain optimum production from a producing oil well in which the pump rate exceeds flow rate of liquid into the well, it is necessary to determine the most effective producing cycle of the well....
3543848 INTERMITTER  
3532163 AUTOMATIC PASSAGE CLOSING MEANS FOR WIRELINE TOOLS  
3526276 FLUID SEPARATOR WITH DELAYED RESPONSE LIQUID LEVEL CONTROL DEVICE  
3473606 PRE-CHARGED PRESSURE RESPONSIVE SAFETY VALVE  
3470954 TEMPERATURE CONTROL IN AN IN SITU COMBUSTION PRODUCTION WELL  
3457993 EMERGENCY COOLING APPARATUS FOR A PRODUCTION WELL  
3450202 PETROLEUM WELL THERMALLY ACTIVATED SAFETY RELIEF DEVICE FOR DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE CLOSING TUBING SAFETY VALVE  
3434534 SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC INJECTION OF COOLANT INTO THERMAL RECOVERY WELLS  
3430696 SHUT-OFF CONTROL FOR AN IN-SITU COMBUSTION PRODUCTION WELL  
3419076 Surface condition responsive subsurface safety valve system  
3410346 Well apparatus  
3399728 Conduit closure apparatus  
3396793 Gas well dewatering controller  
3382923 Emergency control of injection of cooling water into a hot production well  
3378069 Well maintenance and completion tools  
3362487 Control for a hydraulically actuated choke in a drilling mud flow line  
3357490 Apparatus for automatically introducing coolant into and shutting down wells  
3352359 Apparatus for steam treating a deep well  
3351133 Tubing weight-controlled safety valve apparatus  
3343598 Protection of production well equipment in in situ combustion operation  
3276469 Controller for use in gas lifting fluid from wells  
3266574 Differential pressure adapter for automatic cycle well control  
3227215 Apparatus for preventing well fires  
3219107 Remote and automatic control of petroleum production  
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