Apparatus to remotely actuate valves and method thereof
US8869903B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B34/14
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A production string employable in a multi-zone completion system, the production string includes a passageway enabling passage of production fluids therethrough; a shifting tool including a shifting profile engageable with a production sleeve of the completion system to open a closed production sleeve, the shifting tool sharing the passageway of the production string; and, a remotely controlled hydraulic production valve which controls fluid flow between the passageway and the production sleeve. Also included is a production method useable in a borehole.
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