Barber Industries, Inc.

Bralorne Resources Limited

Clarence W Johnson

Ilya Y Mayzus

A wellhead safety valve control system for opening and closing subsurface and surface safety valves in a predetermined sequence and certain components used with such control system. Dump valves in both latching and non-latching configurations are utilized within the control system. Embodiments of the dump valve may incorporate a time delay feature to ensure the subsurface safety valve is closed after a desired time period following the closure of the surface safety valve in the event of flowline anomalies. Provision is made for independent closure of the surface safety valve without closure of the subsurface safety valve.

Wellhead safety valve control system

A wellhead safety valve control system for opening and closing subsurface and surface safety valves in a predetermined sequence and certain components used with such control system. Dump valves in both latching and non-latching configurations are utilised within the control system. Embodiments of the dump valve may incorporate a time delay feature to ensure the subsurface safety valve is closed after a desired time period following the closure of the surface safety valve in the event of flowline anomalies. Provision is made for independent closure of the surface safety valve without closure of the subsurface safety valve.

Pump to supply fluid to at least two circuits in a control system for a production well. Each of the circuits is maintained at different pressures. The pump provides fluid to a plurality of poppets that are opened or closed depending on the positions of a cam surface which controls the position of the poppet. A pressure relief valve is used to prohibit fluid from entering a circuit unless the pressure exceeds the pressure of the fluid in the control circuit. The cam surfaces are controlled by a knob rotatable by an operator. By rotating the knob, the poppets can be opened or closed so as to provide fluid sequentially to each of the circuits and pressurize each circuit individually.

Pump for pressurizing control system

An actuator used to close and open a shut-in valve of a flowline. An indicator rod is threadedly connected to a connector which, in turn, is threadedly connected to the valve stem of the shut-in valve. A compression spring extends between a diaphragm plate and the bottom of the actuator. The shut-in valve is opened by pneumatic pressure above the diaphragm and the compression spring closes the shut-in valve by moving the valve stem when the pneumatic pressure above the diaphragm is exhausted to the atmosphere. The actuator including the compression spring may be disconnected from the bonnet on which the actuator is attached by rotating the indicator rod and removing the attachment bolts between the actuator and the attachment flange. The connector will be left on the valve stem.

Pneumatic actuator assembly

Dump/stop valve to regulate the time delay between the closure of a surface controlled subsurface safety valve and a surface controlled surface valve. Fluid is applied to a first cavity above a pilot plunger which maintains the subsurface safety valve in an open configuration. In the event the surface safety valve is intended to be closed, the fluid within the first cavity is bled off by a control circuit which immediately closes the surface safety valve. The pilot plunger responds by allowing the subsurface safety valve to be closed a predetermined and consistent time period thereafter.

Dump/stop valve for surface controlled subsurface safety valve

An indicator for a pilot, particularly a two-line pilot to visually indicate whether a pilot has responded to a pressure condition within a flowline which pressure condition is outside a predetermined range. The visual indication also indicates whether the pressure condition is above or below the predetermined range.

High-low indicator

An emergency shut-down system to close a gate valve in a pipeline and therefore terminate flow. The closing action is initiated when a pilot valve senses pressure in the pipeline outside predetermined limits. This reduces the signal pressure in the system which, in turn, causes a fluid dump from the gate valve actuator which closes the gate valve and terminates fluid flow in the pipeline. The system is reactivated by manually pumping the system which re-opens the gate valve and allows fluid flow in the pipeline to again continue.

Safety valve actuator

A two line pilot valve used to exhaust hydraulic fluid from a control circuit when the operating conditions within which a flowline is intended to operate are outside of predetermined limits. The pilot exhausts fluid within a control circuit to a reservoir which allows a dump valve to dump fluid from an actuator which causes the actuator to close the flowline. The pilot has a first poppet sleeve which contacts an o-ring. When the poppet sleeve and o-ring separate, fluid is allowed to pass from the inlet port of the pilot to the exit port and thereby exhaust the fluid of the control circuit.

Two line pilot valve

Safety valve actuator assembly

A cushion connector (10) used for above ground drilling has pin (11) and box (12) components at opposite ends. A housing (13) extends axially between the pin and box components. A drive spline (22) is operably connected to one of the components and extends outwardly from the axis (23) of the cushion connector (10). A plurality of drive blocks (24) extend inwardly from the inside diameter of the housing (13) and engage with keyways (69) of the drive spline (22). Drive lugs (71) connected to the inside of the housing (13) act on the drive blocks (24) and resilient cushion blocks (70). A spring (30, 60) extends between the pin (11) and box (12) components within the housing (13) and exerts axial force between them. The drive splines (22) are coaxial with the connector (10) and move axially under operation. Cushion blocks (70) are provided between the drive blocks (24) and drive lugs (71).

Cushion connector

A floating cushion connection member is operable between a power head and a drill string member. A first cap member is mounted about the periphery of a piston. A washpipe extends from within the bore of the piston to a mounting area in a second cap member. A body member connects the first and second cap members. A spline member in the form of drive pins located between the body member and the piston rotate the piston with the body member and second cap member and allow the piston to move axially relative to the body member and the second cap member. The washpipe has limited angular movement within the second cap member and the piston. Cushion members are provided between the second cap member and the piston and the piston and the first cap member, respectively.

Floating cushion sub

A mobile drilling apparatus having a support structure, a mast positioned on the support structure, a drill head and a hydraulic assembly vertically operable on and guided by the mast. The hydraulic assembly moves the drill head and includes lower hydraulic cylinders rigidly connected to the mast and upper cylinders, each mounted inside and connected rigidly to a tube. A piston rod with connected upper and lower pistons is movable within the upper and lower hydraulic cylinders. The drill head is connected to the lower portion of the tube.

Mobile drilling apparatus

A wellhead sealing system comprises a casing, a tubing spool and a bushing between the casing and tubing spool. A first recess is provided in the bushing and a first casing seal is mounted therein to act between the bushing and the casing. A second recess is provided in the tubing spool and a first bushing seal is mounted therein to act between the tubing spool and the bushing. The casing seal has cylindrical inside and outside surfaces located generally at the inside and outside diameters of the seal. The cylindrical inside surface is defined by a radially inwardly extending convex central protuberance and opposed cylindrical flat surface areas extending axially outwardly from the convex central protuberance into first transition areas extending to respective end surfaces. The outside surface is defined by a circumferential centrally located groove flanked by axially outwardly extending flexible retaining flanges forming second transition areas between the cylindrical outside surface and the end surfaces. Spring means extend around the inside circumference of the seal and are located adjacent each of the first transition areas.

Wellhead sealing system

A casing hanger for hanging well casing and sealing the well pressure from the atmosphere. The casing hanger comprises a cooperating slip and slip bowl adapted to grip and retain the well casing when they abut a cooperating shoulder on the casing head whereupon the casing hanger will be in its operating position. A seal is adapted to be compressed when the casing hanger is moved downwardly and forms the seal when the casing hanger reaches its operating position. A manually adjustable bolt can increase or decrease the seal pressure without disturbing the well casing.

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Calgary, Canada

Clarence W Johnson