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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Weatherford Technology Holdings, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Eric M. Twardowski, Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
WEATHERFORD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 34/14 (2006.01); E21B 4/02 (2006.01); E21B 23/04 (2006.01); E21B 33/14 (2006.01); E21B 7/20 (2006.01); E21B 21/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/14 (2013.01); E21B 4/02 (2013.01); E21B 7/20 (2013.01); E21B 21/10 (2013.01); E21B 23/04 (2013.01); E21B 34/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A ball seat assembly includes a tubular having a bore therethrough; an entry port in fluid communication with the bore; a plurality of exit ports in fluid communication with the entry port; a ball seat disposed in the each of the plurality of exit ports, wherein the ball seat is configured to receive a ball to block fluid flow through the respective exit port; and a diverter configured to block fluid flow through the bore and direct fluid flow from the bore to the entry port.