Subsurface device actuator requiring minimum power
US4736791A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 3, 1985 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B34/066
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A subsurface valve-actuator combination for well production tubing is described. The valve is urged to closed position but held open by a battery-operated latch of the actuator. A receiver-relay in the battery-actuator circuit maintains a switch closed to permit the latch to be energized as long as the receiver-relay receives an electromagnetic signal transmitted from the earth's surface. The latch is deenergized upon interruption of the signal and/or if the battery power is insufficient to energize the same.
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