ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,398, issued on March 24, was assigned to Oilify New-tech Solutions Inc. (Invermere, Canada).
"Downhole separator" was invented by Jeffrey Charles Saponja (Invermere, Canada) and Robbie Singh Hari (Calgary, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided a flow diverter for integration within a production string that is emplaced within a wellbore for effecting separation of reservoir fluid into gas-depleted reservoir fluid and gas-enriched reservoir fluid. The flow diverter is configured for, amongst other things, mitigating corrosion and erosion phenomena."
The patent was filed on Nov. 4, 2024, under Application No. 18/936,...