AU2014321104A1 - Systems and apparatuses for separating wellbore fluids and solids during production - Google Patents
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- 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
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| AU2019201116A AU2019201116A1 (en) | 2013-09-13 | 2019-02-18 | Systems and apparatuses for separating wellbore fluids and solids during production |
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| US14/026,170 US20150075772A1 (en) | 2013-09-13 | 2013-09-13 | System and Method for Separating Gaseous Material From Formation Fluids |
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| CA2827459 | 2013-09-17 | ||
| CA2827459A CA2827459A1 (en) | 2013-09-13 | 2013-09-17 | System and method for separating gaseous material from formation fluids |
| PCT/CA2014/000695 WO2015035509A1 (en) | 2013-09-13 | 2014-09-12 | Systems and apparatuses for separating wellbore fluids and solids during production |
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| US (1) | US20150075772A1 (es) |
| EP (2) | EP3346090A1 (es) |
| CN (1) | CN105705729A (es) |
| AU (2) | AU2014321104A1 (es) |
| BR (1) | BR112016005572A8 (es) |
| CA (2) | CA2827459A1 (es) |
| CL (1) | CL2016000607A1 (es) |
| EA (1) | EA201690585A1 (es) |
| MX (1) | MX2016003272A (es) |
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| US11970925B2 (en) | 2020-09-30 | 2024-04-30 | Tier 1 Energy Solutions, Inc. | Device and method for gas lift of a reservoir fluid |
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| BR112016005572A8 (pt) | 2020-02-18 |
| EA201690585A1 (ru) | 2016-09-30 |
| US20150075772A1 (en) | 2015-03-19 |
| EP3044408A4 (en) | 2017-08-23 |
| CA2923984A1 (en) | 2015-03-19 |
| CA2827459A1 (en) | 2015-03-13 |
| AU2019201116A1 (en) | 2019-03-07 |
| CN105705729A (zh) | 2016-06-22 |
| MX2016003272A (es) | 2016-10-28 |
| EP3044408A1 (en) | 2016-07-20 |
| EP3346090A1 (en) | 2018-07-11 |
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| MK5 | Application lapsed section 142(2)(e) - patent request and compl. specification not accepted |