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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
May. 05, 2011
Britt O. Braddick, Houston, TX (US);
Britt O. Braddick, Houston, TX (US);
TIW Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Fluid circulation valve is provided for use with a well drilling operation, so that a drill joint may be added to or removed from the drill string while continuously circulating fluid into the well. Valve housing has a central flow path therein, a housing side port, and upper and lower threaded connectors for engagement with the drill joint and the drill string, respectively. A rotatable ball is positioned within the flow path in the valve housing and a port in the ball is in fluid communication with the housing side port when the ball is closed. A coupling is provided for engaging the valve housing and sealing between an interior of the valve housing and the radially external flow line, which passes fluid into the well when a drill joint is being connecting to the upper end of the valve.