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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2009
Clay Chambers, Houston, TX (US);
Jobby T. Jacob, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Nicholas J. Clem, Houston, TX (US);
Hugo Figueroa, Houston, TX (US);
Travis E. Cochran, Houston, TX (US);
Clay Chambers, Houston, TX (US);
Jobby T. Jacob, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Nicholas J. Clem, Houston, TX (US);
Hugo Figueroa, Houston, TX (US);
Travis E. Cochran, Houston, TX (US);
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for locking a sliding sleeve valve in an open position and/or a closed position to prevent inadvertent operation of the sleeve valve during other operations. A sliding sleeve valve locking assembly includes an outer housing defining a locking bore portion with a first locking groove formed therein, a sliding sleeve collet member having a collet finger with a tab shaped and sized to reside within the first locking groove. The sliding sleeve valve locking assembly also includes a collet locking member that is moveably disposed within the sliding sleeve collet member to selectively lock the sliding sleeve collet member within the locking bore portion.