SG11201810897WA - Downhole tool having an axially rotatable valve member - Google Patents

Abstract

INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 05 April 2018 (05.04.2018) WIPO I PCT 01E1°1°1a °nolo 01101101101 OH OH No oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/063211 Al (51) International Patent Classification: E21B 34/06 (2006.01) F16K 31/04 (2006.01) E21B 17/00 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2016/054325 (22) International Filing Date: 29 September 2016 (29.09.2016) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (71) Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. [US/US]; 3000 N. Sam Houston Parkway E., Hous- ton, Texas 77032-3219 (US). (72) Inventor: REID, Michael Adam; 23 Cromar Gardens Kingswells, Aberdeen Aberdeenshire AB15 8TF (GB). (74) Agent: KAISER, Iona et al.; McDermott Will & Emery LLP, 500 North Capitol Street, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20001 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4. 1 7(ii)) Published: with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (54) Title: DOWNHOLE TOOL HAVING AN AXIALLY ROTATABLE VALVE MEMBER (57) : Downhole tools and methods and systems related thereto, wherein the downhole tool comprises a body having a body inner flow bore, a port in the body, a 218 { valve member axially rotatable relative to the body between an open position and a closed position, and an actuable drive shaft of a gearbox and a motor connected to the valve member to axially rotate the valve member. The open position allows fluid communica- tion between the port and the body inner flow bore and the closed position prevents fluid communication between the port and the body inner flow bore, and the gearbox and the motor are in the body and axially offset from the body inner flow bore. FIG. 2A W O 20 18/063 211 Al