Remotely controlled assembly for wellbore flow diverter
US6112810A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B33/085
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A wellbore flow diverter has been invented that, in certain aspects, has a housing with a main bore therethrough for fluid flow and a diverter bore therethrough for diverted fluid flow, the diverter bore in fluid communication with the main bore, internal apparatus including a spindle with a portion thereof within the housing, the internal apparatus for selectively closing off the main bore, at least one securement apparatus for releasably holding the internal apparatus in the housing, and remote control system operatively interconnected with and for remotely controlling the at least one securement apparatus in the housing.
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