US Patent Issued to VALIANT ARTIFICIAL LIFT SOLUTIONS on July 7 for "Method and apparatus for breaking gas lock in an electrical submersible pump" (Texas, Oklahoma Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,675,104, issued on July 7, was assigned to VALIANT ARTIFICIAL LIFT SOLUTIONS LLC (Oklahoma City).

"Method and apparatus for breaking gas lock in an electrical submersible pump" was invented by Jay S. Jones (Oklahoma City) and Michael Richard Stegall (Midland, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A software implemented method that facilities operational processes through control of a variable speed drive (VSD) that electrically drives a motor of an Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP). The control system utilizes a human interface displaying drive and pump parameters that permits adjustments. Detection of a drop in motor amps indicates gas lo...