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Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019

Filed:

Jul. 09, 2014
Applicant:

Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Inventors:

Jeremy Murphy, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Kent D. Harms, Richmond, TX (US);

Albert Hoefel, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 37/00 (2006.01); E21B 49/10 (2006.01); E21B 34/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 37/0025 (2013.01); E21B 34/06 (2013.01); E21B 34/066 (2013.01); E21B 49/10 (2013.01); F16K 37/0041 (2013.01); Y10T 137/8225 (2015.04); Y10T 137/8242 (2015.04);
Abstract

The present discloses valve systems that include valve shift detection systems that can be employed to determine when a valve has shifted. In certain embodiments, the valve shift detection systems include a switch integrated into a valve block that may be closed upon shifting of the spool valve. In certain embodiments, the switch may include a component that completes a circuit upon contacting the valve. The valve shift detection systems also may include a controller designed to detect a voltage or current change produced by completing the circuit.


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