Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Downhole ball valve
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Application No.: US15115158Application Date: 2014-07-25
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Publication No.: US10221652B2Publication Date: 2019-03-05
- Inventor: Peter Derek Walter Inglis , Gordon Kenneth Scott , Ralph H. Echols
- Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Parker Justiss, P.C.
- Agent Benjamin Fite
- International Application: PCT/US2014/048189 WO 20140725
- International Announcement: WO2016/014075 WO 20160128
- Main IPC: E21B34/06
- IPC: E21B34/06 ; E21B34/00 ; E21B33/10

Abstract:
A downhole ball valve includes a housing that includes a tubular member; a ball seat positioned in the tubular member, the ball seat including a sealing surface; and a ball that includes a first hemispherical portion, a second hemispherical portion, and a bore that extends through the ball between the first and second hemispherical portions. The ball is adjustable between a closed position with the first hemispherical portion sealingly engaged with the sealing surface of the ball seat to close the bore to fluid communication with the tubular member, and an open position with the bore at least partially in fluid communication with the tubular member. The first hemispherical portion includes a first material, and at least a portion of the second hemispherical portion that extends from a surface of the ball towards the bore of the ball includes a second material different than the first material.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160348469A1 Downhole Ball Valve Public/Granted day:2016-12-01
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