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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2012
Applicants:
Robert Karl Voss, Houston, TX (US);
William Munro, Aberdeen, GB;
Inventors:
Robert Karl Voss, Houston, TX (US);
William Munro, Aberdeen, GB;
Assignee:
Vetco Gray Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/12 (2006.01); E21B 33/035 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/0355 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control system for a subsea well is provided. The control system comprises a tree comprising a hydraulic control supply line for use in opening a downhole safety valve as a result of hydraulic pressure in the line. A part of the line is carried by a structure which is subject to the pressure of a production fluid from the well used in the control system so that the line is separable in response to a failure of the integrity of the structure.