Emergency valve assembly for extraction wells, well equipped with said valve and process for managing an extraction well with said valve under emergency conditions

Abstract

The emergency valve assembly () for extraction wells according to the invention comprises A) an external housing () and B) a rotating stopper (). The pass-through duct () is arranged for the passage of a production and/or drilling line arranged for containing and carrying, through at least one relative pipe (), extraction fluids such as, for example, petroleum, oil, water, sludge, rock debris and/or earth, natural gas, or other fluids extracted from an underground reservoir. The valve () also comprises a stopper drive (), arranged for actuating the rotating stopper () making it rotate so as to shear the production or perforation line passing through it, in particular shearing the pipe () and closing the pass-through duct (). The pass-through duct () has a minimum passage section having a diameter equal to or greater than seven inches. It provides an effective additional safety measure in the case of emergencies.