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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2010
Tyson R. Messick, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Thomas M. White, Spring, TX (US);
Kenneth C. Burnett, Iii, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Tyson R. Messick, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Thomas M. White, Spring, TX (US);
Kenneth C. Burnett, III, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus that is usable with a well includes a gas lift valve and an isolation member. The gas lift valve includes a valve element that is located between an annulus and a passageway of a tubing. The valve element is adapted to selectively open and close to control fluid communication through the valve element. The isolation member is adapted to in a first state, isolate the valve element from at least one of the annulus and the passageway and in a second state, permit fluid communication between the valve element and the annulus or passageway.