Patent · US Expired

Choke

US4194718A · kind A · utility

17Cited by
5References
2Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 14, 1978
Grant dateMar 25, 1980
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Expiry dateJun 14, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/20636
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A choke suitable for use in the wellhead of a production well including a body having an inlet, an outlet and a seat, a valve member or gate adapted to move relative to said seat to restrict flow therethrough, a pressure responsive operator connected to move the gate with respect to the seat, a manual operator connected to said pressure responsive operator, means releasably connecting said manual operator to said gate to manually move said gate and for releasing said manual operator from said gate to allou said pressure responsive operator to move said gate and a control on the exterior of said manual operator connected to said releasable connecting means.

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