公开(公告)号：US06666271B2

公开(公告)日：2003-12-23

申请号：US09998800

申请日：2001-11-01

申请人： Thomas M. Deaton ,  Robert Allen Jancha

发明人： Thomas M. Deaton ,  Robert Allen Jancha

IPC分类号： E21B3414

CPC分类号： E21B34/10 ,  E21B2034/005

摘要： The invention is generally directed to a curved flapper and seat for use in a subsurface safety valve. The flapper is biased to a normally closed position to prevent fluid flow through the wellbore. The curved flapper has a sealing surface for engaging a corresponding sealing surface on a seat when the flapper is in its closed position. The sealing surface of the flapper is configured to contact the sealing surface of the seat along a sinusoidal sealing line, or seam, such that the reactive force from the seat is normal to the sinusoidal seating line. In one aspect, the sealing surface of the flapper has a convex spherical configuration relative to the seat. The sealing surface of the seat, in turn, has a concave conical shape relative to the flapper. When well conditions dictate, a resilient soft seat may optionally be used, and is disposed on the seat proximate the sinusoidal seating line.

摘要翻译： 本发明一般涉及用于地下安全阀的弯曲挡板和座椅。 挡板被偏压到常闭位置以防止流体流过井筒。 弯曲的挡板具有密封表面，用于在挡板处于其关闭位置时与座椅上的对应的密封表面接合。 挡板的密封表面被构造成沿着正弦密封线或接缝接触座椅的密封表面，使得来自座椅的反作用力垂直于正弦座椅线。 在一个方面，挡板的密封表面相对于座椅具有凸形的球形构造。 座椅的密封表面又相对于挡板具有凹锥形形状。 当条件良好时，可以可选地使用弹性柔软的座椅，并且设置在靠近正弦座椅线的座椅上。

公开(公告)号：US06478090B2

公开(公告)日：2002-11-12

申请号：US09941419

申请日：2001-08-28

申请人： Thomas M. Deaton

发明人： Thomas M. Deaton

IPC分类号： E21B3406

CPC分类号： E21B34/066 ,  E21B34/06 ,  E21B41/00 ,  E21B2034/005 ,  Y10T137/1797

摘要： An apparatus and method of operating devices (such as devices in a wellbore or other types of devices) utilizes actuators having expandable or contractable elements. Such expandable or contractable elements may include piezoelectric elements, magnetostrictive elements, and heat-expandable elements. Piezoelectric elements are expandable by application of an electrical voltage; magnetostrictive elements are expandable by application of a magnetic field (which may be generated by a solenoid in response to an electrical current); and heat-expandable elements are expandable by heat energy (e.g., infrared energy or microwave energy). Expandable elements are abutted to an operator member such that when the expandable element expands, the operator member is moved in a first direction, and when the expandable element contracts, the operator member moves in an opposite direction.

摘要翻译： 操作装置（例如井筒或其他类型的装置中的装置）的装置和方法利用具有可膨胀或可收缩元件的致动器。 这种可膨胀或可收缩的元件可以包括压电元件，磁致伸缩元件和热膨胀元件。 压电元件可通过施加电压来扩展; 磁致伸缩元件可以通过施加磁场（可以响应于电流而由螺线管产生）来扩展; 并且热可膨胀元件通过热能（例如，红外能量或微波能量）可扩展。 可膨胀元件抵靠操作者构件，使得当可膨胀元件膨胀时，操作构件沿第一方向移动，并且当可膨胀元件收缩时，操作构件沿相反方向移动。

公开(公告)号：US06433991B1

公开(公告)日：2002-08-13

申请号：US09496448

申请日：2000-02-02

申请人： Thomas M. Deaton ,  Dwayne D. Leismer ,  Dennis M. Read

发明人： Thomas M. Deaton ,  Dwayne D. Leismer ,  Dennis M. Read

IPC分类号： H02H4700

CPC分类号： F03B13/02 ,  E21B23/00 ,  E21B33/12 ,  E21B34/06 ,  E21B34/066 ,  E21B2034/002 ,  E21B2034/005 ,  F05B2220/709 ,  F05B2280/5003 ,  F05B2280/5008 ,  F05C2251/042 ,  F05C2251/12

摘要： An actuator assembly includes an operating actuator and a holding actuator that are engageable with an operator member of a device. The operating actuation is cycled between on and off states to move the operator member in incremental steps, and the holding actuator is maintained in an active state to maintain or latch the current position of the operator member. Each of the operating and holding actuators may include one of the following: a solenoid actuator; and an actuator including one or more expandable elements, such as a piezoelectric element, a magnetostrictive element, and a heat-expandable element.

摘要翻译： 致动器组件包括可与装置的操作者构件接合的操作致动器和保持致动器。 操作致动在开和关状态之间循环，以逐步移动操作构件，并且保持致动器保持在活动状态以保持或锁定操作构件的当前位置。 每个操作和保持致动器可以包括以下之一：螺线管致动器; 以及包括一个或多个可膨胀元件的致动器，例如压电元件，磁致伸缩元件和热膨胀元件。

公开(公告)号：US6098714A

公开(公告)日：2000-08-08

申请号：US129177

申请日：1998-07-17

申请人： Thomas M. Deaton

发明人： Thomas M. Deaton

IPC分类号： E21B23/04 ,  E21B34/10 ,  F15B15/14

CPC分类号： E21B23/04 ,  E21B34/10 ,  F15B15/14

摘要： An improved fluid actuator is provided. The fluid actuator (25) comprises a variable volume fluid chamber (124). A first tube (162) is fixed within the variable volume fluid chamber (124). The first tube (162) has a first sealing surface (142) and a second sealing surface (144). A piston (100) is slidably disposed within the variable volume fluid chamber (124) and slidably movable over the first tube (162) between a first position and a second position. The piston (100) comprises a first sealing surface (140) and a second sealing surface (146). The piston first sealing surface (140) and the first tube first sealing surface (142) cooperate to form a seal between the piston (100) and the first tube (162) when the piston (100) is in the first position. The piston second sealing surface (146) and the first tube second sealing surface (144) cooperate to form a seal between the piston (100) and the first tube (162) when the piston (100) is in the second position.

摘要翻译： 提供改进的流体致动器。 流体致动器（25）包括可变体积流体室（124）。 第一管（162）固定在可变体积流体室（124）内。 第一管（162）具有第一密封表面（142）和第二密封表面（144）。 活塞（100）可滑动地设置在可变体积流体室124内并且可滑动地在第一管162之间移动，位于第一位置和第二位置之间。 活塞（100）包括第一密封表面（140）和第二密封表面（146）。 当活塞（100）处于第一位置时，活塞第一密封表面（140）和第一管第一密封表面（142）协作以形成活塞（100）和第一管（162）之间的密封。 当活塞（100）处于第二位置时，活塞第二密封表面（146）和第一管第二密封表面（144）协作以形成活塞（100）和第一管（162）之间的密封。

公开(公告)号：US5207275A

公开(公告)日：1993-05-04

申请号：US573528

申请日：1990-08-27

申请人： Scott C. Strattan ,  Thomas M. Deaton

发明人： Scott C. Strattan ,  Thomas M. Deaton

IPC分类号： E21B34/10

CPC分类号： E21B34/10

摘要： The present invention relates to a subterranean well annulus pressure safety valve. In one embodiment, the valve is full opening to permit complete access therethrough of wireline and other remedial tools, and contains the annulus safety valve members completely offset from the central housing. The invention also relates to an annulus safety valve wherein a series of valve elements are placed exterior of a central housing and may be staged to open in series upon incremental increase of pressure thereacross. The annulus safety valve also provides pressure equalization means to equalize pressure across the valve cluster prior to opening of the cluster. The annulus safety valve also has selectively disengagable sealing plug means therein which may be removed while the valve is in the well to increase total fluid flow area through the valve components of the apparatus. A method of controlling an annular area interior of casing within a well using the annulus safety valve also is disclosed.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及地下井环面压力安全阀。 在一个实施例中，阀是全开的，以允许电缆线和其它补救工具完全通过，并且包含完全偏离中心壳体的环形安全阀构件。 本发明还涉及一种环形安全阀，其中一系列阀元件放置在中心壳体的外部，并且可以在跨越其上的压力增加的情况下逐级地打开。 环形安全阀还提供压力均衡装置，以在打开集群之前平衡阀组上的压力。 环形安全阀还具有其中可选择性地脱离的密封塞装置，其可以在阀处于井中时被移除，以增加通过装置的阀部件的总流体流动面积。 公开了使用环形安全阀控制井内的套管的环形区域内部的方法。

公开(公告)号：US4214606A

公开(公告)日：1980-07-29

申请号：US903785

申请日：1978-05-08

申请人： Thomas M. Deaton ,  Gary A. Kohn

发明人： Thomas M. Deaton ,  Gary A. Kohn

IPC分类号： E21B34/00 ,  E21B34/10 ,  E21B43/12 ,  F16K31/163

CPC分类号： E21B34/105 ,  E21B2034/002 ,  Y10T137/7782

摘要： A subsurface safety valve assembly for connection in a well pipe, including a valve member disposed in a valve body having a bore or passageway therethrough, a pair of spaced apart and oppositely facing valve seats in surrounding relation to an intermediate portion of the passageway, the valve positioned thereat and operable to open and close said passageway, a space within the valve body outwardly of the passageway therethrough, a control frame guidably movable within the space and having a piston associated therewith adapted to define first and second variable capacity pressure chambers within the space, means for moving the control frame in opposite longitudinal directions to open and close the valve, the means for moving the control frame including first and second ports, the first port providing fluid communication between the first variable capacity pressure chamber and an external source of pressure fluid, the second port providing fluid communication between the second variable capacity pressure chamber and the passageway through the valve body.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在井管中连接的地下安全阀组件，包括设置在阀体中的阀构件，该阀体具有穿过其中的孔或通道，一对相对于通道的中间部分围绕的间隔开且相对面对的阀座， 定位在其上并且可操作以打开和关闭所述通道，阀体内的空间在通过其中的通道外部，控制框架可引导地在该空间内移动并且具有与之相关联的活塞，适于在第一和第二可变容量压力室内限定 空间，用于在相反的纵向方向上移动控制框架以打开和关闭阀门的装置，用于移动包括第一和第二端口的控制框架的装置，第一端口提供第一可变容量压力室和外部源之间的流体连通 压力流体，第二端口提供第二变量之间的流体连通 容量压力室和通过阀体的通道。

公开(公告)号：US06321845B1

公开(公告)日：2001-11-27

申请号：US09496554

申请日：2000-02-02

申请人： Thomas M. Deaton

发明人： Thomas M. Deaton

IPC分类号： E21B3416

CPC分类号： E21B34/066 ,  E21B34/06 ,  E21B41/00 ,  E21B2034/005 ,  Y10T137/1797

摘要： An apparatus and method of operating devices (such as devices in a wellbore or other types of devices) utilizes actuators having expandable or contractable elements. Such expandable or contractable elements may include piezoelectric elements, magnetostrictive elements, and heat-expandable elements. Piezoelectric elements are expandable by application of an electrical voltage; magnetostrictive elements are expandable by application of a magnetic field (which may be generated by a solenoid in response to an electrical current); and heat-expandable elements are expandable by heat energy (e.g., infrared energy or microwave energy). Expandable elements are abutted to an operator member such that when the expandable element expands, the operator member is moved in a first direction, and when the expandable element contracts, the operator member moves in an opposite direction.

摘要翻译： 操作装置（例如井筒或其他类型的装置中的装置）的装置和方法利用具有可膨胀或可收缩元件的致动器。 这种可膨胀或可收缩的元件可以包括压电元件，磁致伸缩元件和热膨胀元件。 压电元件可通过施加电压来扩展; 磁致伸缩元件可以通过施加磁场（可以响应于电流而由螺线管产生）来扩展; 并且热可膨胀元件通过热能（例如，红外能量或微波能量）可扩展。 可膨胀元件抵靠操作者构件，使得当可膨胀元件膨胀时，操作构件沿第一方向移动，并且当可膨胀元件收缩时，操作构件沿相反方向移动。

公开(公告)号：US06315047B1

公开(公告)日：2001-11-13

申请号：US09398699

申请日：1999-09-20

申请人： Thomas M. Deaton ,  Jason C. Mailand

发明人： Thomas M. Deaton ,  Jason C. Mailand

IPC分类号： E21B3406

CPC分类号： E21B34/10 ,  E21B2034/005

摘要： The invention provides an eccentric subsurface safety valve that may include an eccentric body member having a thick side, a thin side, and a longitudinal bore therethrough. A closure member, such as a curved flapper, is mounted within the body member to control fluid flow through the longitudinal bore, and is moveable between an open and a closed position. The curved flapper may be disposed within a recess in the thick side of the eccentric body member when in its open position. A valve actuator, such as a flow tube, may be disposed within the body member and remotely shiftable to move the curved flapper between its open and closed positions. The flow tube may be shifted downwardly in response to movement of a piston. At least one return spring and/or a contained volume of pressurized gas may be provided to urge the flow tube away from the curved flapper. The piston may be connected to an eccentric plate slidably disposed about the flow tube and between a first and a second shoulder on the flow tube. A glide spring may be disposed about the flow tube and between the eccentric plate and one of the first and second flow tube shoulders to absorb forces imparted to the flow tube by the curved flapper upon closing. The present invention allows an increase in the inside diameter of the valve without increasing the outside diameter of the valve.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种偏心地下安全阀，其可以包括偏心体部件，该偏心体部件具有厚的侧面，薄的侧面和穿过其中的纵向孔。 诸如弯曲挡板的关闭构件安装在主体构件内以控制流过纵向孔的流体流动，并且可以在打开位置和关闭位置之间移动。 当处于其打开位置时，弯曲的挡板可以设置在偏心体构件的厚侧的凹部内。 诸如流动管的阀致动器可以设置在主体构件内并且可远程地移动以使弯曲挡板在其打开位置和闭合位置之间移动。 流动管可以响应于活塞的移动而向下移动。 可以提供至少一个复位弹簧和/或容纳体积的加压气体以将流管推动远离弯曲的挡板。 活塞可以连接到围绕流动管可滑动地设置的偏心板，并且在流动管上的第一和第二肩部之间。 滑动弹簧可以设置在流动管周围，并且在偏心板和第一和第二流管肩部之一之间设置，以吸收在关闭时弯曲挡板施加到流管的力。 本发明允许增加阀的内径而不增加阀的外径。

公开(公告)号：US6053251A

公开(公告)日：2000-04-25

申请号：US58056

申请日：1998-04-09

申请人： Thomas M. Deaton

发明人： Thomas M. Deaton

IPC分类号： E21B34/00 ,  E21B34/10 ,  E21B34/14

CPC分类号： E21B34/10 ,  E21B2034/005

摘要： A reduced travel operating mechanism for downhole tools is provided. The reduced travel operating mechanism (57) includes a load ratio system (59) which may include compression ring (102) disposed within circumferential guide pocket (123) and a linkage system (61) disposed within mechanism pocket (125). The linkage system (61) may include first link (112), master link (114), and second link (116) coupled between compression ring (102) and connecting member (118). A loading system (63), which may include a hydraulic piston (100), acts on compression ring (102) to move compression ring (102) a first distance. Connecting member (118) moves a second distance in response to the movement of compression ring (102) a first distance. The linkage system (61) may operate such that the second distance is greater than the first distance or operate such that the first distance is greater than the second distance. A biasing system (139), which may include springs (104), may be included to bias compression ring (102) in a first position.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种降低井下工具的行程操作机构。 减速行驶操作机构（57）包括负载比系统（59），其可以包括设置在周向引导槽（123）内的压缩环（102）和设置在机构槽（125）内的连杆系统（61）。 联动系统（61）可以包括联接在压缩环（102）和连接构件（118）之间的第一连杆（112），主连杆（114）和第二连杆（116）。 可以包括液压活塞（100）的装载系统（63）作用在压缩环（102）上以将压缩环（102）移动第一距离。 连接构件（118）响应于压缩环（102）的移动而移动第二距离第一距离。 联动系统（61）可以操作使得第二距离大于第一距离或操作使得第一距离大于第二距离。 可以包括可包括弹簧（104）的偏压系统（139）以将压缩环（102）偏置在第一位置。

公开(公告)号：US4708163A

公开(公告)日：1987-11-24

申请号：US7749

申请日：1987-01-28

申请人： Thomas M. Deaton

发明人： Thomas M. Deaton

IPC分类号： E21B34/06 ,  E21B34/08 ,  E21B33/00

CPC分类号： E21B34/066 ,  E21B34/08 ,  Y10T137/7727 ,  Y10T137/773

摘要： A subsurface safety valve. During normal well flowing conditions, the valve is spring biased to its open position. If the difference in fluid pressure flowing through the valve as compared to fluid pressure exterior to the valve exceeds a preselected value, a pressure sensitive bellows will be actuated to close the valve. A latch mechanism is provided to prevent undesired closure of the safety valve by acceptable pressure transients resulting from normal changes in well operating conditions. An alternative embodiment of the valve responds to an electromagnetic signal from the well surface.

摘要翻译： 地下安全阀。 在正常的井流条件下，阀门弹簧偏置到其打开位置。 如果与阀外部的流体压力相比流过阀的流体压力差超过预选值，则会启动压力敏感波纹管以关闭阀门。 提供了一种闩锁机构，以防止由于良好的操作条件的正常变化而导致的可接受的压力瞬变而不安全地关闭安全阀。 阀的替代实施例响应来自井表面的电磁信号。