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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2023
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Ahmed Abdulaziz Al-Mousa, Dhahran, SA;
Hassan K. Al-Aswad, Dhahran, SA;
Omar M. Alhamid, Dhahran, SA;
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
A system includes a wellhead assembly installed above a well, the wellhead assembly including a passageway extending therethrough in fluid communication with the well, a sensor operable to detect a characteristic of a fluid flow in the passageway indicative of a need for a well killing operation, a kill fluid line extending between a source of kill fluid and the passageway, a hydraulic control remote (HCR) valve installed in the kill fluid line, the HCR valve including a gate movable between closed and open positions with respect to the kill fluid line and an actuator to open and close the gate, and a controller communicatively coupled to the flow sensor and the HCR valve operable to instruct the actuator of the HCR valve to open in response to determining the characteristic of the fluid flow in the passageway is indicative of a need for a well kill operation.