Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Downhole tool
- Patent Title (中): 井下工具
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Application No.: US10595878Application Date: 2004-11-17
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Publication No.: US07766084B2Publication Date: 2010-08-03
- Inventor: Andrew Phillip Churchill
- Applicant: Andrew Phillip Churchill
- Applicant Address: GB Aberdeen, Scotland
- Assignee: Churchill Drilling Tools Limited
- Current Assignee: Churchill Drilling Tools Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB Aberdeen, Scotland
- Agency: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.
- Priority: GB0326867.9 20031117; GB0402858.5 20040210
- International Application: PCT/GB2004/004852 WO 20041117
- International Announcement: WO2005/049960 WO 20050602
- Main IPC: E21B34/10
- IPC: E21B34/10

Abstract:
A downhole tool (10) comprises a body (12) defining a bore. The body includes a valve arrangement (18) including flow ports (24) in the wall of the body. The ports may be opened or closed. In addition, a variable flow restriction (30) is provided in the bore (14), the degree of restriction tending to decrease as flow across the restriction increases. The variable flow restriction may be utilized to actuate the valve arrangement.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070181313A1 Downhole tool Public/Granted day:2007-08-09
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