High and low tubing pressure actuated well safety valve
AssigneeCamco, Incorporated
InventorFred E. Watkins
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Abstract
A well safety valve adapted to be positioned in a well tubing and close on either a predetermined high tubing pressure or a predetermined low tubing pressure. The valve closure member in the valve body moves between an open and closed position in response to longitudinal movement of a tubular member. The tubular member has an open bore for alignment with the bore of the well tubing to provide straight through flow through the safety valve. In addition, the tubular member has a plurality of telescoping sections and releasable and resettable locking means normally securing the plurality of sections together. A predetermined high tubing pressure or a predetermined low tubing pressure acting on the tubular member causes the valve to close.
Claims4
A well safety valve adapted to be positioned in a well tubing and close on either a predetermined high tubing pressure or a predetermined low tubing pressure comprising,
- a body,
- a valve closure member in the body moving between open and closed positions,
- a tubular member longitudinally movable in the body for controlling the movement of the valve closure member, said tubular member including a first upper, a second middle, and a third lower telescoping section, said first section including a piston exposed to fluid pressure in the tubing acting to move the first section in response to the fluid pressure,
- means yieldably urging the first section in a direction to open the valve,
- means yieldably urging the second section in a direction to open the valve,
- first releasable locking means normally securing the first and second sections together,
- second releasable locking means normally securing the second and third sections together,
- means for moving the third section in a direction for allowing the closure of the valve member when the second locking means is released.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.