Electric wireline insert safety valve
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1. A safety valve assembly for selectively closing off and opening fluid flow through a flowbore of a wellbore, the safety valve assembly comprising:
- a valve member that is moveable between an open position, wherein fluid flow is permitted through the flowbore and a closed position, wherein fluid flow through the flowbore is blocked by the valve member;
a valve actuator for moving the valve member between its open and closed positions;
an electrical power source powering the valve actuator; and
an induction charging coil operably interconnected with the power source, the induction charging coil operable to receive electrical charge from an inductive coupling with a second induction charging coil.
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Abstract
Methods and devices for utilizing an electrically-actuated wireline insert safety valve (WLSV) within a wellbore. Power is delivered to an electrically actuated WLSV to actuate the WLSV via inductive charging and without the use of wired contact.
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1. A safety valve assembly for selectively closing off and opening fluid flow through a flowbore of a wellbore, the safety valve assembly comprising:
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a valve member that is moveable between an open position, wherein fluid flow is permitted through the flowbore and a closed position, wherein fluid flow through the flowbore is blocked by the valve member; a valve actuator for moving the valve member between its open and closed positions; an electrical power source powering the valve actuator; and an induction charging coil operably interconnected with the power source, the induction charging coil operable to receive electrical charge from an inductive coupling with a second induction charging coil. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A safety valve arrangement for blocking fluid flow through a wellbore flowbore, the safety valve arrangement comprising:
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a first safety valve assembly disposed within the flowbore and having a housing defining a valve bore and a first valve member that is moveable between open and closed positions to selectively block fluid flow through the valve bore; the first safety valve assembly having a first induction coil that is selectively energizable with electrical energy; a second safety valve assembly that is shaped and sized to be disposed within the valve bore of the first safety valve assembly, the second safety valve assembly comprising a second valve member that is moveable between open and closed positions to block fluid flow through the second safety valve assembly; the second safety valve assembly having a second induction coil that is selectively energizable with electrical energy via induction coupling with the first induction coil, the second induction coil providing electrical power for moving the second valve member between its open and closed positions. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of selectively blocking fluid flow within a production flowbore within a well, the method comprising the steps of:
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disposing a first safety valve assembly within the flowbore, the first safety valve assembly having a valve member that is moveable between an open position, wherein fluid flow through the flowbore is permitted, and a closed position, wherein fluid flow through the flowbore is blocked; operating the first safety valve assembly to selectively block the flowbore until the first safety valve assembly fails to move between the open and closed positions; disposing a second safety valve assembly into the flowbore, the second safety valve assembly having an electrically-powered valve member that is operable between an open position, wherein fluid flow through the flowbore is permitted, and a closed position, wherein fluid flow through the flowbore is blocked; transmitting electrical power from the first safety valve assembly to the second safety valve assembly via induction charging for operation of the valve member of the second safety valve assembly; and operating the second safety valve assembly to selectively block fluid flow through the flowbore. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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