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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2014
Applicants:
Yang Xu, Houston, TX (US);
Hector H. Mireles, Spring, TX (US);
Inventors:
Yang Xu, Houston, TX (US);
Hector H. Mireles, Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 34/00 (2006.01); F16K 17/40 (2006.01); E21B 23/00 (2006.01); E21B 34/06 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01); E21B 34/14 (2006.01); F16K 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 17/406 (2013.01); E21B 23/006 (2013.01); E21B 34/063 (2013.01); E21B 34/14 (2013.01); E21B 41/00 (2013.01); F16K 5/0605 (2013.01); E21B 2034/002 (2013.01); Y10T 137/1632 (2015.04); Y10T 137/3367 (2015.04);
Abstract
A valve includes a tubular having at least one port, and a sleeve in operable communication with the tubular configured to uncover the at least one port in response to moving from a first position to a second position. The valve also has a seat that is configured to be passed a selected number of times without shifting the sleeve from the first position to the second position and is further configured to be passed one additional time after the selected number of times after shifting the sleeve from the first position to the second position.