Patent · US Expired

Gas storage well safety valve apparatus

US3978922A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 26, 1975
Grant dateSep 7, 1976
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Expiry dateFeb 26, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/7836
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

In accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention, a subsurface safety valve assembly that automatically closes in response to a drop in flowing pressure at the valve to a value that is below a set dome pressure, is provided with a flow restriction upstream of the valve that is sized to enable rapid closing of the safety valve in the event of disruption of surface flow lines or the like.

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