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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2020
Applicant:
Oil States Energy Services, L.l.c., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Blake Mullins, Edmond, OK (US);
Danny L Artherholt, Asher, OK (US);
Mickey Claxton, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Bob McGuire, Meridian, OK (US);
Charles Beedy, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Assignee:
OIL STATES ENERGY SERVICES, L.L.C., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 3/20 (2006.01); F16K 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 3/20 (2013.01); F16K 3/0272 (2013.01); F16K 3/0236 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for installing a valve for use in oil and gas production or similar applications includes inserting seats and biasing members into a cavity of the valve and causing the seats to moving axially apart from each other, such that the biasing members are compressed and the flow barrier of the valve may be installed between the seats.