VENTURI SIPHON ATOMIZATION LIQUID LIFT APPARATUS AND METHOD

摘要

A method and apparatus for increasing the production of a hydrocarbonwell by removal of accumulated formation fluid from the bottom of the well.Theapparatus includes a body positionable down hole and a sealing assembly, withaconverging-diverging nozzle installed axially within a through bore extendingthrough the body at a position below the sealing assembly. A fluid liftpassageextends from the accumulated formation fluid through the body and into thethroatof the nozzle. The entrance into the throat of the nozzle includes inwardlytaperedshoulder portion position below the opening of the fluid lift passage into thethroat. The apparatus creates a low-pressure zone within and lifts theaccumulated formation fluid into the throat where it is atomized by a highvelocityflowing production gas. The atomized fluid is carried to the surface of thewell bythe production gas where it is then separated from the gas. The methodincludesthe installation of an apparatus within the well.