Method of moving a through-the-flowline installed safety valve through a curved flow line
US4256180A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 7, 1976 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B2200/04
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A surface-controlled subsurface safety valve apparatus and method of utilizing the safety valve in through-the-flowline serviced wells. Both the valve frame and valve operator are provided with ball and socket universal joints to enable passage of the safety valve past restrictions in the flowline resulting from bends and curves in the flowline by flexing the safety valve in moving to and from the subsurface operating location.
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