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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2023
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Brandon Decuir, Houston, TX (US);
Donavan Holland Brown, Houston, TX (US);
Nicholas S. Conner, Cypress, TX (US);
Edward J. Kossa, Huffman, TX (US);
Frank Maenza, Houston, TX (US);
BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A frangible disk sub includes a housing, a carrier movably disposed in the housing, and a frangible disk sealedly disposed in the carrier. The sub further includes a breaker concealed within a breaker housing and a breaker housing movement inhibitor. A method includes pressuring the disk to exceed a threshold pressure, moving the disk, carrier and breaker mechanism relative to the housing. The method further includes causing the breaker to contact the stop, exposing a hard point of the breaker, and driving the disk into the hard point.