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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Enovate Systems Limited, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, GB;
Inventor:
Jeffrey Edwards, Aberdeen, GB;
Assignee:
Enovate Systems Limited, , GB;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/013 (2006.01); E21B 23/00 (2006.01); E21B 43/10 (2006.01); E21B 23/12 (2006.01); E21B 17/18 (2006.01); E21B 34/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 23/002 (2013.01); E21B 17/18 (2013.01); E21B 34/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bore selection device for use with a dual bore subsea system is disclosed. The bore selector () can be remotely actuated to provide selection between a production bore () and an annulus bore () without a rotating mechanism or flapper valve. Embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment a pair of rams () having a ram head () defining parts of a guide funnel () are hydraulically actuatable so that when the rams are actuated and closed the guide funnel () is formed which couples a part of the production bore () to the annulus bore ().