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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2017
National Oilwell Varco, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Travis James Miller, Cypress, TX (US);
Frank Benjamin Springett, Spring, TX (US);
James William Weir, Cypress, TX (US);
James Landrith, Humble, TX (US);
Abstract
A valve for use in a hydraulic circuit to drive a piston is fluidly connected to a first actuating chamber of the hydraulic piston. The valve is piloted to close when the first chamber is pressurized. The valve vents the fluid in the first actuating chamber when the first chamber is not pressurized. The valve permits several fluid supplies connected to the chamber via check valves to be used to drive the piston. The hydraulic piston and hydraulic circuit may be implemented in a blowout preventer operating in a subsea environment to ensure safe drilling of deepwater wells.