Patent ID: 7789158

Claim:
A flow control system for removing liquid from a well having a producing formation, the system comprising: a pump positioned in a wellbore of the well to remove liquid from the wellbore; a check valve positioned downhole of the pump and uphole of the producing formation, the check valve having an open position in which fluid from the producing formation is allowed to travel uphole and a closed position in which fluid from the producing formation is substantially prevented from traveling uphole; a compressor positioned at a surface of the well, the compressor having an inlet port and an outlet port; a second valve fluidly connected between the outlet port of the compressor and the wellbore, the second valve being positionable in a closed position to prevent gas discharged from the compressor from entering the wellbore and an open position to allow gas discharged from the compressor to enter the wellbore; and a third valve fluidly connected between the wellbore and the inlet port of the compressor, the third valve being positionable in a closed position to prevent gas from the wellbore from entering the compressor and an open position to allow gas from the wellbore to enter the compressor.