Claims
- 1. A device for enhancing fluid flow in a well, which includes:a housing; a first inlet in said housing to receive a propellant; wherein said propellant is a gas; a third chamber within said housing communicating with said first inlet; a first one way check valve disposed in said housing in a manner to permit communication from said first inlet to said first chamber; means for biasing said first one way check valve closed until reaching a first predetermined pressure of said propellant; a second chamber in said housing generally axially aligned with said first chamber; a shaft bored surface interconnecting said first and said second chamber; a shaft rotatably disposed within the shaft bored surface and extending from first chamber to said second chamber; means for sealing about said shaft to prevent communication between said first chamber and said second chamber; a rotor rotatably mounted within said first chamber and connected to said shaft in a manner to prevent rotational slippage with respect to said shaft; a first exit channel within said housing connected to said first chamber; an outlet in said housing communicating with said first exit channel; a second one way check valve disposed in said housing in a manner to permit communication from said first exit channel to said outlet; a second inlet in said housing communicating with said second chamber to permit receipt of fluid/gas stream fluids from the well therein; a second exit channel within said housing interconnecting said second chamber with said outlet; a pump impeller rotor rotatably mounted within said second chamber and connected to said shaft in a manner to prevent rotational slippage with respect to said shaft and in a manner to aid fluid flow from said second inlet to said second exit channel; a third one way check valve disposed in said housing in a manner to permit communication from said second exit channel through to said outlet; means for biasing said first one way check valve closed until reaching a first predetermined pressure of said fluid from said well; a fluid/gas separator operably connected to said outlet in a manner to receive the fluid/gas stream and generally separate the fluid from the gas; means positioned downstream of said outlet in a path of the fluid/gas stream for generating compressed gas, wherein said generating means generates the compressed gas using energy from the fluid/gas.
- 2. The device of claim 1, wherein said first inlet directs said propellant in a plane horizontal to an axis of rotation of said rotor.
- 3. The device of claim 1, wherein said first inlet resides in an upper portion of said housing and said second inlet resides in a lower portion of said housing and said outlet resides in an upper portion of said housing.
- 4. The device of claim 1, wherein said outlet is operably connected to a holding reservoir and said fluid gas is discharged into said holding reservoir.
- 5. The device of claim 1, wherein said second inlet includes a screen.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 08/986,129 filed Dec. 5, 1997 abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (19)
Continuation in Parts (1)
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