US 2020/0347699 A1 · TUBING TESTER VALVE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

Abstract

A valve assembly can include a flow passage extending between an uphole end and a downhole end of the valve assembly, a flapper that pivots between an open position and a closed position, and a pump operable to pivot the flapper, the pump being positioned between the flapper and the downhole end. A method of testing a completion tubing string can include increasing pressure in the completion tubing string while a closure member of a valve assembly is in a closed position, thereby testing a pressure integrity of the completion tubing string on an uphole side of the closure member, and transmitting a pressure signal via a flow passage to a pressure sensor of the valve assembly, thereby causing the closure member to displace to an open position, the pressure sensor being connected to an electronic circuit positioned on a downhole side of the closure member.

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Dependent claims

A valve assembly for use in a subterranean well, the valve assembly comprising:

a flow passage extending between an uphole end and a downhole end of the valve assembly;
a flapper that pivots between an open position and a closed position to thereby respectively permit and prevent flow through the flow passage, and the flapper pivots toward the downhole end from the open position to the closed position;
and
a pump operable to pivot the flapper, the pump being positioned between the flapper and the downhole end.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Tubing tester valve and associated methods

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Tubing tester valve and associated methods

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Abstract

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