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US 2018/0209245 A1Published application
Float valve sub
AssigneesJapan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Nlc Co., Ltd.
InventorsYuichi SHIMMOTO, Eigou MIYAZAKI, Keita AKIYAMA, Masaki KAWAHARA, Tomoaki SUZUKI
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Abstract
A concave section such as an extension section, a cutting section, and a notch section is provided to receive a lid of a float valve in an inside of outer tube assembly of a drill string. Thus, when the float valve is provided for the drill string, it is made possible to collect a core with a larger diameter by a thinner drill string, by expanding the inner diameter of the drill string.
Claims7
A float valve sub comprising:
- an outer tube assembly;
- and
- a float valve assembly arranged detachably in an inside of the outer tube assembly,
- wherein the float valve assembly comprises:
- a first end section having a cylindrical shape;
- a second end section having a cylindrical shape;
- a valve assembly middle section arranged between the first end section and the second end section;
- and
- a lid section attached to the first end section,
- wherein the lid section moves turnably between a first position for closing a passage of the first end section and a second position for opening the passage of the first end section,
- wherein the valve assembly middle section has a side opening through which a part of the lid section is possible to pass,
- wherein the outer tube assembly comprises:
- a first section having an inner circumference surface complementary to an outer circumference surface of the first end section to receive the first end section;
- a second section having an inner circumference surface complementary to an outer circumference surface of the second end section to receive the second end section;
- and
- an outer tube assembly middle section arranged between the first section and the second section,
- wherein the outer tube assembly middle section has a concave section possible to receive the lid section in the second position,
- wherein a minimum inner diameter of the first section is larger than that of the second section, and
- wherein an inner diameter of the concave section is larger than the minimum inner diameter of the first section.
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