Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Safety valve with a sleeved piston receptacle
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Application No.: US16475352Application Date: 2018-07-30
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Publication No.: US11215027B2Publication Date: 2022-01-04
- Inventor: James Dan Vick, Jr. , Andrew James Kelbie
- Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: C. Tumey Law Group PLLC
- Agent Scott Richardson
- International Application: PCT/US2018/044414 WO 20180730
- International Announcement: WO2020/027782 WO 20200206
- Main IPC: E21B34/10
- IPC: E21B34/10 ; E21B34/08

Abstract:
Provided are systems and methods incorporating design features that may be beneficial over current available well safety valves, such as a sleeved receptacle for a piston, a constrained piston rod, and a trapped flapper valve. A safety valve may comprise: an outer housing having a central bore extending axially through the outer housing, wherein the outer housing comprises an outer wall having a receptacle formed in the outer wall; a sleeve disposed in the receptacle; a piston disposed in the sleeve, wherein the piston is actuated to travel in the sleeve; a spring positioned to apply a biasing force to the piston; and a valve member disposed in the outer housing, wherein the valve member is operable to selectively restrict flow through the safety valve in response to movement of the piston.
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