Method and device for enhancing oil and gas flow in a well
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1. A device for increasing oil and gas recovery in a well by enhancing oil and gas flow therein, including:
- at least one oil and gas flow enhancing stick which is characterized to include a solid outer material and be one of oil and gas soluble; and
a weighted plunger having means for retaining said stick, said retaining means engaging one end of the stick such that a majority of the stick'"'"'s outer surface is exposed to the oil and gas flow in the well.
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Abstract
A method and device for increasing oil and gas recovery include connecting an oil and gas flow enhancing stick to a weighted plunger to speed the decent of the stick to the bottom of a well, which optionally includes a retrieving member to retrieve the plunger from the well.
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1. A device for increasing oil and gas recovery in a well by enhancing oil and gas flow therein, including:
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at least one oil and gas flow enhancing stick which is characterized to include a solid outer material and be one of oil and gas soluble; and a weighted plunger having means for retaining said stick, said retaining means engaging one end of the stick such that a majority of the stick'"'"'s outer surface is exposed to the oil and gas flow in the well. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A device for increasing oil and gas recovery in a well by enhancing oil and gas flow therein, including:
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at least one oil and gas flow enhancing stick which is characterized to include a solid outer material and be one of oil and gas soluble; a weighted plunger having means for retaining said stick, wherein said plunger further includes an end having an inner open surface extending axially therein and said end having a retention finger portion extending radially therein which retains an end of said stick in a manner such that a remaining portion of said stick is disposed outside said plunger and another end having an inner open surface extending axially therein and said another end having a retention finger portion extending radially therein. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for enhancing oil and gas flow in a well, which includes the steps of:
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connecting one end of an oil and gas flow enhancing stick to a weight plunger such that a majority of the stick'"'"'s outer surface is exposed to the oil and gas flow in the well and wherein said stick is characterized to include a solid outer material and be one of oil and gas soluble; and dropping said plunger with said stick attached thereto down the well. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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