Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hydraulic delay toe valve system and method
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Application No.: US14840473Application Date: 2015-08-31
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Publication No.: US09650866B2Publication Date: 2017-05-16
- Inventor: Kevin R. George , James A. Rollins , John T. Hardesty , David S. Wesson
- Applicant: GEODynamics, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Millsap
- Assignee: GEODYNAMICS, INC.
- Current Assignee: GEODYNAMICS, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Millsap
- Agency: Carstens & Cahoon, LLP
- Agent David W. Carstens; Sudhakar V. Allada
- Main IPC: E21B34/10
- IPC: E21B34/10 ; E21B34/06 ; E21B34/00

Abstract:
An apparatus and method for providing a time delay in injection of pressured fluid into a geologic formation. The apparatus comprises a toe valve activated by fluid pressure that opens ports after a predetermined time interval to allow fluid to pass from a well casing to a formation. The controlled time delay enables casing integrity testing before fluid is passed through the ports. This time delay also allows multiple valves to be used in the same well casing and provide a focused jetting action to better penetrate a concrete casing lining.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150369007A1 Hydraulic Delay Toe Valve System and Method Public/Granted day:2015-12-24
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