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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Peak Completion Technologies, Inc., Midland, TX (US);
Inventors:
Raymond Hofman, Midland, TX (US);
William Sloane Muscroft, Midland, TX (US);
Frank Victor De Lucia, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Peak Completion Technologies, Inc., Midland, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 34/14 (2006.01); E21B 34/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 34/14 (2013.01); E21B 2034/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
The described embodiments relate to a downhole tool that can capture a ball in a trap to prevent both upwell and downwell movement of the ball. Further, certain embodiments described herein may prevent fluid from flowing past a captured ball in either the upwell or downwell directions. Ball and seat valves incorporating such ball trap assemblies can be used to create a bi-directional plug which prevents fluid flow in either direction when the ball trap is engaged with an appropriately configured ball.