EP4093970A4 - SUBMERSIBLE PUMP ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE - Google Patents

SUBMERSIBLE PUMP ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE Download PDF

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Publication number: EP4093970A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: pump assembly; submersible pump; submersible; assembly; pump
Prior art date: 2020-01-23
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EP20915690.0A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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Inventor

Simon Oman

Marko Nagode

Jernej Klemenc

Franc MAJDIC

Marko Hocevar

Ales Gosar

Andrej Skrlec

Laslo Olah

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Hess Corp

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Hess Corp

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2020-01-23

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2020-12-28

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2024-03-27

2020-12-28 Application filed by Hess Corp filed Critical Hess Corp

2020-12-28 Priority to SI202030632T priority Critical patent/SI4093970T1/en

2022-11-30 Publication of EP4093970A1 publication Critical patent/EP4093970A1/en

2024-03-27 Publication of EP4093970A4 publication Critical patent/EP4093970A4/en

2025-06-11 Application granted granted Critical

2025-06-11 Publication of EP4093970B1 publication Critical patent/EP4093970B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2040-12-28 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
- F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
- F04B1/00—Multi-cylinder machines or pumps characterised by number or arrangement of cylinders
- F04B1/12—Multi-cylinder machines or pumps characterised by number or arrangement of cylinders having cylinder axes coaxial with, or parallel or inclined to, main shaft axis
- F04B1/14—Multi-cylinder machines or pumps characterised by number or arrangement of cylinders having cylinder axes coaxial with, or parallel or inclined to, main shaft axis having stationary cylinders
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
- E21B43/12—Methods or apparatus for controlling the flow of the obtained fluid to or in wells
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
- F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
- F04B1/00—Multi-cylinder machines or pumps characterised by number or arrangement of cylinders
- F04B1/12—Multi-cylinder machines or pumps characterised by number or arrangement of cylinders having cylinder axes coaxial with, or parallel or inclined to, main shaft axis
- F04B1/26—Control
- F04B1/30—Control of machines or pumps with rotary cylinder blocks
- F04B1/303—Control of machines or pumps with rotary cylinder blocks by turning the valve plate
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
- F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
- F04B23/00—Pumping installations or systems
- F04B23/04—Combinations of two or more pumps
- F04B23/08—Combinations of two or more pumps the pumps being of different types
- F04B23/10—Combinations of two or more pumps the pumps being of different types at least one pump being of the reciprocating positive-displacement type
- F04B23/106—Combinations of two or more pumps the pumps being of different types at least one pump being of the reciprocating positive-displacement type being an axial piston pump
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
- F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
- F04B47/00—Pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for raising fluids from great depths, e.g. well pumps
- F04B47/06—Pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for raising fluids from great depths, e.g. well pumps having motor-pump units situated at great depth
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
- F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
- F04B49/00—Control, e.g. of pump delivery, or pump pressure of, or safety measures for, machines, pumps, or pumping installations, not otherwise provided for, or of interest apart from, groups F04B1/00 - F04B47/00
- F04B49/02—Stopping, starting, unloading or idling control
- F04B49/03—Stopping, starting, unloading or idling control by means of valves
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
- F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
- F04B49/00—Control, e.g. of pump delivery, or pump pressure of, or safety measures for, machines, pumps, or pumping installations, not otherwise provided for, or of interest apart from, groups F04B1/00 - F04B47/00
- F04B49/22—Control, e.g. of pump delivery, or pump pressure of, or safety measures for, machines, pumps, or pumping installations, not otherwise provided for, or of interest apart from, groups F04B1/00 - F04B47/00 by means of valves

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
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Geology (AREA)
Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
Structures Of Non-Positive Displacement Pumps (AREA)
Details Of Reciprocating Pumps (AREA)
Reciprocating Pumps (AREA)

EP20915690.0A 2020-01-23 2020-12-28 Submersible pump assembly and method for use of same Active EP4093970B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
SI202030632T SI4093970T1 (en)	2020-01-23	2020-12-28	Submersible pump assembly and method for use of same

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US202062964884P	2020-01-23	2020-01-23
PCT/US2020/067202 WO2021150353A1 (en)	2020-01-23	2020-12-28	Submersible pump assembly and method for use of same

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EP4093970A1 EP4093970A1 (en)	2022-11-30
EP4093970A4 true EP4093970A4 (en)	2024-03-27
EP4093970B1 EP4093970B1 (en)	2025-06-11

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EP (1)	EP4093970B1 (en)
CN (1)	CN114930020B (en)
AU (1)	AU2020424507B2 (en)
BR (1)	BR112022012767B1 (en)
CA (1)	CA3165638C (en)
DK (1)	DK4093970T3 (en)
MX (1)	MX2022009048A (en)
SA (1)	SA522433202B1 (en)
SI (1)	SI4093970T1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2021150353A1 (en)

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- 2020-12-28 SI SI202030632T patent/SI4093970T1/en unknown
- 2020-12-28 CA CA3165638A patent/CA3165638C/en active Active
- 2020-12-28 CN CN202080092070.8A patent/CN114930020B/en active Active
- 2020-12-28 WO PCT/US2020/067202 patent/WO2021150353A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2020-12-28 BR BR112022012767-7A patent/BR112022012767B1/en active IP Right Grant
- 2020-12-28 AU AU2020424507A patent/AU2020424507B2/en active Active
- 2020-12-28 DK DK20915690.0T patent/DK4093970T3/en active
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US9045976B2 (en) *	2010-04-29	2015-06-02	Welltec A/S	Pumping system
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EP4093970A1 (en)	2022-11-30
CN114930020A (en)	2022-08-19
AU2020424507A1 (en)	2022-08-11
AU2020424507B2 (en)	2022-09-08
DK4093970T3 (en)	2025-06-30
BR112022012767A2 (en)	2022-09-06
CA3165638A1 (en)	2021-07-29
SA522433202B1 (en)	2024-01-09
SI4093970T1 (en)	2025-08-29
MX2022009048A (en)	2022-08-11
EP4093970B1 (en)	2025-06-11
CN114930020B (en)	2023-10-27
WO2021150353A1 (en)	2021-07-29
CA3165638C (en)	2023-02-28
BR112022012767B1 (en)	2023-03-07

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