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Actuator ball retriever and valve actuation tool

a technology of actuator balls and actuator balls, which is applied in the field of tools, can solve the problems of reducing the number of valves in the well, affecting the operation of the valve, and requiring expensive drilling procedures to remove the actuator balls

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-10-30
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES INC
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Benefits of technology

The patent is about a tool and method for using a wire line or tubing string to retrieve multiple actuator balls of the same size and engage and shift elements of a valve. The technical effect of this invention is to simplify the process of drilling wells and engaging valves, making it more efficient and reliable.

Problems solved by technology

In these configurations the number of valves in a well was limited by the number of ball diameters that could be used.
In addition, the smaller valve seats presented undesirable flow restrictions in the well during production.
Removal of the actuator balls requires expensive drilling procedures.

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[0012]The present invention provides an improved tool and method for retrieving actuator balls and engaging and shifting elements of the valves. The present invention's particular applicability is to multiple sleeve wellbores that are actuated by balls of the same diameter.

[0013]Referring more particularly to the drawings, wherein like reference characters are used throughout the various figures to refer to like or corresponding parts, there is shown in FIG. 1 one embodiment of the tool 10 of the present invention which is adapted to be lowered into a wellbore while connected to a wire line or tubular string. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the use of directional terms, such as above, below, upper, lower, upward, downward and the like are used in relation to the illustrative embodiments as they are depicted in the figures, the upward direction being toward the left side of the corresponding figures and the down-hole direction being toward the right side of t...

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Abstract

Disclosed is a tool for changing a plurality of sleeve valves in a well from a ball catching restricted bored state to an open bore state and for retrieving sleeve valve actuator balls of substantially the same diameter from the well.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]None.BACKGROUND[0002]1. Technical Field[0003]This invention relates to tools for recovering actuator elements, such as, balls and darts, inserted into wells from the surface to actuate subterranean well tools such as sliding sleeve valves and tools for shifting the well tools. More particularly, this invention relates to recovering actuator elements from sleeve valves and for shifting elements of the valves.[0004]2. Background Art[0005]It is common to assemble and install wellbores with a plurality of sleeve valves spaced along the length of the wellbore to provide access to selected formation areas along the wellbore. These sleeve valves are operated by inserting and pumping actuator elements down the wellbore. These balls engage a seat on the valve's sleeve allowing pressure to build up to force the ball and sleeve to shift to the open position. It is also common to use circular cross section shaped actuator darts instead of spherical b...

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IPC IPC(8): E21B23/00
CPCE21B23/00E21B2200/06E21B34/142E21B31/12
Inventor MERRON, MATTHEW JAMES
Owner HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES INC
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