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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020

Filed:

Feb. 20, 2015
Applicant:

Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Inventor:

Todd Anthony Stair, Spring, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/13 (2006.01); E21B 34/14 (2006.01); E21B 34/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/13 (2013.01); E21B 34/14 (2013.01); E21B 2034/005 (2013.01);
Abstract

A differential fill valve assembly for application in float collars or shoes in a well casing can provide a mechanism for releasing a flapper valve by advancing and activating sleeve of the valve assembly. The valve assembly includes a backpressure flapper valve and an activating sleeve slidably disposed within a housing. The activating sleeve initially maintains the flapper valve in an open position. The activating sleeve provides at least one ramp on an inner surface thereof. Fluid flow through the activating sleeve generates a pressure differential, across the activating sleeve that produces a net force on the activating sleeve to drive the activating sleeve downward, releasing the backpressure flapper valve.


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