Valve device and method
AssigneePetroleum Technology Company AS
InventorKristian Harestad
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Abstract
A valve device having a valve with first connection elements for mounting the valve in a port of a wellhead, a spool unit having a through-channel, second connection elements arranged in the through-channel, and a flange, the flange configured for sealingly mounting the spool unit to the wellhead, aligning the through-channel with the port, and a plug comprising third connection elements configured for sealingly and removably engaging the second connection elements and attach the plug in the through-channel. A method for removing, replacing or arranging a valve located in a port of a wellhead is also provided.
Claims22
A valve device for a wellhead, the valve device comprising:
- a valve comprising first connection elements configured for sealingly and removably mounting the valve in a port of the wellhead of a hydrocarbon well;
- a spool unit having a through-channel extending between a first end and a second end of the spool unit, second connection elements arranged in the through-channel, and a flange, the flange configured for sealingly mounting the spool unit to the wellhead, aligning the through-channel with the port;
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- a plug comprising third connection elements configured for sealingly and removably engaging the second connection elements and attaching the plug in the through-channel,
- wherein the spool unit has a projecting portion near the first end of the spool unit and the projecting portion comprises the flange, wherein a diameter of the projecting portion is greater than a diameter of a middle part of the spool unit,
- wherein the projecting portion comprises a first conduit extending through a side wall of the valve device and into the through-channel, wherein an end of the first conduit is directly connected to the valve,
- wherein the plug is configured to block the through-channel to prevent fluid from flowing therethrough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.