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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2018
National Oilwell Vareo, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Fernando Olguin, Houston, TX (US);
Aju Abraham, Houston, TX (US);
National Oilwell Varco, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A sliding sleeve valve for use in a borehole includes an outer housing including a radial housing slot, a sliding sleeve slidably disposed in the outer housing, the sliding sleeve including a radial sleeve slot and configured to have a first position that restricts fluid communication between the sleeve slot and the housing slot and a second position, spaced from the first position, that permits fluid communication between the sleeve slot and the housing slot, an actuator housing coupled to the outer housing, wherein the actuator housing includes an actuator chamber defined by an inner surface, and wherein the actuator chamber is disposed between an inner surface and an outer surface of the actuator housing, and an actuator assembly disposed in the actuator chamber, wherein the actuator assembly is configured to control movement of the sliding sleeve between the first and second positions.