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Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018

Filed:

Feb. 12, 2016
Applicant:

Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);

Inventor:

Steven R. Radford, South Jordan, UT (US);

Assignee:

Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 34/10 (2006.01); E21B 34/14 (2006.01); E21B 10/32 (2006.01); E21B 34/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 34/10 (2013.01); E21B 10/322 (2013.01); E21B 34/14 (2013.01); E21B 2034/007 (2013.01);
Abstract

Actuation assemblies include a valve assembly comprising a valve sleeve configured to rotate to selectively enable fluid flow through at least one aperture in the valve sleeve and into at least one port of an outer sleeve and a ball retention feature configured to selectively retain a ball dropped through a fluid passageway of the valve assembly in order to rotate the valve sleeve. Downhole tools include actuation assemblies. Methods for actuating a downhole tool include receiving a ball in an actuation assembly, rotating a valve sleeve of the actuation assembly to enable fluid to flow through a portion of the actuation assembly, and actuating a portion of the downhole tool with the fluid.


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