ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,697, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Endurance Lift Solutions LLC (Gainesville, Texas).
"Downhole sand gas separator" was invented by Don Crane (Snyder, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A downhole separator for separating a three-phase fluid produced in an oil or gas well. The downhole separator including a tubular body and a radial directed opening in an uphole end of the tubular body for allowing the three-phase fluid to enter the downhole separator while also permitting a gas component of the three-phase fluid to exit the downhole separator. The downhole separator also including a dip tube disposed inside the tubular body ...