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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2020
Applicant:
Oil States Energy Services, L.l.c., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Bob McGuire, Meridian, OK (US);
Danny L. Artherholt, Asher, OK (US);
Mickey Claxton, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Blake Mullins, Edmond, OK (US);
Assignee:
Oil States Energy Services, L.L.C., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 3/02 (2006.01); F16K 5/06 (2006.01); F16K 3/20 (2006.01); F16K 5/18 (2006.01); F16K 5/20 (2006.01); F16K 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 3/0236 (2013.01); F16K 3/207 (2013.01); F16K 5/0471 (2013.01); F16K 5/0689 (2013.01); F16K 5/188 (2013.01); F16K 5/205 (2013.01);
Abstract
A valve for use in oil and gas production or similar applications includes a plug or other flow barrier disposed in a cavity of a hollow valve body with a metal-to-metal sealing surface that is not reliant on any rubberized or elastomeric material to effect a seal.