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Computer controlled downhole safety valve system

US6199629A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 22, 1998
Grant dateMar 13, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 22, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B44/005
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A subsurface safety device positioning and monitoring system includes a controller and at least one downhole sensor that senses and records conditions of the well near the valve and of the valve itself. Conditions include temperature, pressure, flow rate, degree of closure of valve, structural condition of valve, water cut of produced fluids, etc.

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