Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Drill string valve actuator with inflatable seals
- Patent Title (中): 钻柱阀门执行机构带充气密封件
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Application No.: US12713260Application Date: 2010-02-26
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Publication No.: US08694298B2Publication Date: 2014-04-08
- Inventor: Leonard G. Childers , Tom Griffin
- Applicant: Leonard G. Childers , Tom Griffin
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Hydril USA Manufacturing LLC
- Current Assignee: Hydril USA Manufacturing LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
- Main IPC: G06G7/50
- IPC: G06G7/50 ; G06G7/48

Abstract:
Method and actuator system for a Kellyguard valve disposed in a drill string. The actuator system includes a sleeve that includes a cavity; an actuator disposed inside the cavity and configured to rotate the Kellyguard valve; first and second external regions of the sleeve having plural holes configured to receive a medium under pressure for actuating the actuator; a ring provided around the first and second external regions of the sleeve and configured to be fixed, the ring having first and second internal grooves facing the first and second external regions, respectively; and first and second seals provided inside the first and second grooves, respectively, at least one of the first and second seals being configured to not touch the first or second external regions of the sleeve when in a collapsed state and to touch the first or second external regions when in an inflated state.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110209880A1 Drill String Valve Actuator with Inflatable Seals Public/Granted day:2011-09-01
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