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PAL PLUNGERS® BY PAL PLUNGERS, LLC.
ALRDC ARTIFICIAL LIFT INVENTORS FORUM HOUSTON, TEXAS, MAY 20, 2013 PRESENTED BY ROBERT L. MOORE WINDEL MAYFIELD THE TECHNOLOGY SHARED IN THIS PRESENTATION IS COVERED BY ONE OR MORE PATENTS AND REPRESENTS INTELLECTUAL AND PROPRIATARY PROPERTY U.S. PATENT NUMBERS: US 6,554,580 B1 and 6,971, Other patents awarded and pending
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INTRODUCTIONS WINDEL MAYFIELD— MECHANICAL ENGINEER-TAMU-67
45 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN TOOL DESIGN & CUSTOM RUBBER MOLDING 23 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN CASING PLUNGER CUP DESIGN AND MOLDING 13 YEARS DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF PAL PLUNGERS OWNER—LONE STAR RUBBER CO. BROWNWOOD, TEXAS ROBERT L. MOORE— MECHANICAL ENGINEER—UT -63 35 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION, FIELD OPERATIONS 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN CASING PLUNGER APPLICATIONS, INSTALLATONS, AND DESIGN 19 YEARS AS OWNER/OPERATOR SMALL INDEPENDENT OIL AND GAS PRODUCER
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RECENT INNOVATIONS CASING PLUNGER CUPS ACTUATED AT BOTTOM OF CASING
DESIGN COMBINES MECHANICAL AND PNEUMATIC CONCEPTS CONCEPT OF PRESSURE AS LIFT MECHANISM RATHER THAN VELOCITY IMPROVED ELASTOMERS FOR STRIPPER WELL CONDITIONS
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Typical Field Assembly
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TYPICAL FLANGED WELLHEAD
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5 ½ & 4 ½ Plungers 5 ½” WEIGHS 75 POUNDS 4 ½ WEIGHS 50 POUNDS
5 ½ “ PAAL CASING PLUNGER WEIGHS 75 POUNDS
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Old and new cup design
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Diameter larger than I.D.
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Diameter smaller than I.D.
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Lower Cup Profile showing expansion of major diameter due to weight of plunger compressing the ring at the bottom of the cup. Once the lower cup expands and seals with the casing wall, the upper cup then expands and seals by inflation due to pressure build up in the internal chamber of the plunger.
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CUP PROFILE
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SKIRTED BOTTOM CUP
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WORN TOP CUP
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PRODUCERS EXPRESSED NEEDS
TOOLS FOR LARGER DIAMETER CASING TOOLS FOR SMALLER DIAMETER TUBING (3 ½, 2 7/8, 2 3/8) WITH RESTRICTED (OR NO) ANNULUS WELLBORE DYNAMICS LIMIT SUCCESS OF CONVENTIONAL TUBING PLUNGERS
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NEW APPLICATIONS EXTEND PROVEN TECHNOLOGY TO SMALLER DIAMETER PIPE (TUBING) CONVERT VELOCITY MINDSET TO PRESSURE BUILD-UP MINDSET ALL RESERVOIR PRESSURE BUILD-UP CONVERTED TO LIFTING FLUID AT MAXIMUM RESERVOIR EFFECIENCY
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EFFECTS OF HYDROSTATIC HEAD
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HELP PAL PLUNGERS, LLC. NEEDS
FINANCIAL FOUNDATION TO SUSTAIN CURRENT CLIENTS AND FUND FURTHER TOOL DEVELOPMENT USING PROVEN PATENTED TECHNOLOGY ACCESS TO TEST WELLS WHILE PERFECTING DESIGNS FOR FIELD USE FUNDING FOR SPECIFIC PROJECT
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TOOLS NOW AVAILABLE 4 ½ “PAL” SYSTEMS, 9.5, 10.5, 11.6 #/FT
HYBRID SYSTEM FOR 4.5 AND 5.5 TO REMOVE FLUIDS FROM MULTIPLE ZONES WITH HORIZONTAL PROMISE MANUAL AND CONTROLLER OPTIONS CUSTOM RUBBER MOLDING SKILLS TO MEET ANY DOWNHOLE NEED
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CONTACTS PAL PLUNGERS, LLC P. O. BOX 2329 BROWNWOOD, TEXAS 76804
Robert L. Moore, Windel Mayfield,
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