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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2018
Thru Tubing Solutions, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Brock Watson, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Roger Schultz, Newcastle, OK (US);
Andy Ferguson, Moore, OK (US);
THRU TUBING SOLUTIONS, INC., Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Abstract
The present invention is related to a downhole tool having a flapper valve assembly for controlling the backflow of fluid into a tubing string. The downhole tool includes a first sleeve slidably disposable within at least a portion of the flapper valve assembly and the downhole tool. The downhole tool can also include a second sleeve slidably disposed within the downhole tool. The present invention is also related to a method of using the downhole tool. The method includes the step of positioning the downhole tool in a wellbore. Once the downhole tool is positioned in the wellbore, the first sleeve is shifted to interact with the flapper valve assembly.