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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2023
Awc Frac Valves Inc., Conroe, TX (US);
Joe DeGear, Conroe, TX (US);
Aaron Ladwig, Humble, TX (US);
Jeremy Perkins, Cleburne, TX (US);
Matthew R. Foertsch, Conroe, TX (US);
Robert Ventrelli, Conroe, TX (US);
Garrett Scott Laughlin, Houston, TX (US);
AWC FRAC VALVES, INC., Conroe, TX (US);
Abstract
A grease-retaining frac valve insert to mitigate grease loss during operation of a frac valve, a frac valve assembly using one or more of the grease-retaining frac valve insert, and a wellhead including one or more frac valve assemblies using one or more of the grease-retaining frac valve inserts. The frac valve assembly includes a valve gate defining a valve aperture movable from an wellhead operating position to the valve open position. The grease-retaining frac valve insert includes a seal plate defining a cuff receptacle. A valve sealing cuff is removably received in the cuff receptacle. The valve sealing cuff carries a face sealing groove for sealing against the valve aperture as the valve gate is moved between the wellhead operating position to the valve open position.