US3845784A - Float valve for drill strings - Google Patents
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- US3845784A US3845784A US12959271A US3845784A US 3845784 A US3845784 A US 3845784A US 12959271 A US12959271 A US 12959271A US 3845784 A US3845784 A US 3845784A
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
- F16K15/00—Check valves
- F16K15/02—Check valves with guided rigid valve members
- F16K15/06—Check valves with guided rigid valve members with guided stems
- F16K15/063—Check valves with guided rigid valve members with guided stems the valve being loaded by a spring
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B21/00—Methods or apparatus for flushing boreholes, e.g. by use of exhaust air from motor
- E21B21/10—Valve arrangements in drilling-fluid circulation systems
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
- F16K2200/00—Details of valves
- F16K2200/30—Spring arrangements
- F16K2200/303—Means for protecting the spring in the fluid flow path
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
- Y10T137/7722—Line condition change responsive valves
- Y10T137/7837—Direct response valves [i.e., check valve type]
- Y10T137/7854—In couplings for coaxial conduits, e.g., drill pipe check valves
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
- Y10T137/7722—Line condition change responsive valves
- Y10T137/7837—Direct response valves [i.e., check valve type]
- Y10T137/7904—Reciprocating valves
- Y10T137/7922—Spring biased
- Y10T137/7923—With means to protect spring from fluid
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
- Y10T137/7722—Line condition change responsive valves
- Y10T137/7837—Direct response valves [i.e., check valve type]
- Y10T137/7904—Reciprocating valves
- Y10T137/7922—Spring biased
- Y10T137/7929—Spring coaxial with valve
- Y10T137/7935—Head slides on guide-rod concentric with spring
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Priority Applications (1)
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US12959271 US3845784A (en) | 1969-04-22 | 1971-03-30 | Float valve for drill strings |
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US81826169A | 1969-04-22 | 1969-04-22 | |
US12959271 US3845784A (en) | 1969-04-22 | 1971-03-30 | Float valve for drill strings |
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US3845784A true US3845784A (en) | 1974-11-05 |
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US12959271 Expired - Lifetime US3845784A (en) | 1969-04-22 | 1971-03-30 | Float valve for drill strings |
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Cited By (28)
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US3957114A (en) * | 1975-07-18 | 1976-05-18 | Halliburton Company | Well treating method using an indexing automatic fill-up float valve |
US4213508A (en) * | 1977-10-03 | 1980-07-22 | Smith International, Inc. | Downhole fire control |
US4260020A (en) * | 1979-09-04 | 1981-04-07 | The Dow Chemical Company | Method and tool for controlling fluid flow from a tubing string into a low pressure earth formation |
FR2502725A1 (en) * | 1981-03-30 | 1982-10-01 | Glyco Antriebstehcnik Gmbh | DEVICE FOR DRIVING A PRESSURIZED FLUID FROM AN ENVELOPE FIXED TO A ROTATING SHAFT, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME |
US4391328A (en) * | 1981-05-20 | 1983-07-05 | Christensen, Inc. | Drill string safety valve |
FR2546600A1 (en) * | 1983-05-26 | 1984-11-30 | Zacchi Spa | Automatic retention valve for protecting a fluid meter |
GB2159248A (en) * | 1984-05-23 | 1985-11-27 | Bossini Bortolo & Figli Srl | Non-return valve |
US4911196A (en) * | 1989-01-03 | 1990-03-27 | Kemp Development Corporation | Inline check valve |
US5601112A (en) * | 1994-10-04 | 1997-02-11 | Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha | Check valve |
US5832954A (en) * | 1994-06-21 | 1998-11-10 | Caterpillar Inc. | Check valve assembly for inhibiting Helmholtz resonance |
US20030034072A1 (en) * | 2001-08-20 | 2003-02-20 | Bui Quy B. | Valve assembly design |
US20050031465A1 (en) * | 2003-08-07 | 2005-02-10 | Dreiman Nelik I. | Compact rotary compressor |
US20050201884A1 (en) * | 2004-03-09 | 2005-09-15 | Dreiman Nelik I. | Compact rotary compressor with carbon dioxide as working fluid |
US20050274545A1 (en) * | 2004-06-09 | 2005-12-15 | Smith International, Inc. | Pressure Relief nozzle |
US20060159570A1 (en) * | 2005-01-18 | 2006-07-20 | Manole Dan M | Rotary compressor having a discharge valve |
US20070215358A1 (en) * | 2006-03-17 | 2007-09-20 | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | Gas Lift Valve Assembly |
US20080110508A1 (en) * | 2006-11-13 | 2008-05-15 | Honeywell International, Inc. | Guiding of short aspect ratio poppets in a hot gas application |
US20110192608A1 (en) * | 2009-05-22 | 2011-08-11 | Lejeune Robert J | Self centering downhole float valve for vertical and lateral wells |
ITFI20110144A1 (en) * | 2011-07-19 | 2013-01-20 | Nuovo Pignone Spa | A POPPET VALVE WITH AN ENLARGED POPPET SHUTTER |
US20140182857A1 (en) * | 2011-07-06 | 2014-07-03 | Derk Lucas Klompsma | System and method for injecting a treatment fluid into a wellbore and a treatment fluid injection valve |
US20140312257A1 (en) * | 2013-04-18 | 2014-10-23 | National Oilwell Varco, L.P. | Poppet Valve with Variable Dampener and Elastically Supported Guide |
WO2014191206A1 (en) * | 2013-05-31 | 2014-12-04 | Danfoss Power Solutions Gmbh & Co Ohg | Attachment of a fluid flow hat for actuated valve |
CN105257870A (en) * | 2015-11-27 | 2016-01-20 | 江苏华太电力仪表有限公司 | Straight-through type high-sealing check valve |
US20170059049A1 (en) * | 2014-05-02 | 2017-03-02 | Bs&B Innovation Limited | Pressure release valve for oil recovery systems |
US9638001B2 (en) | 2012-02-14 | 2017-05-02 | Shell Oil Company | Method for producing hydrocarbon gas from a wellbore and valve assembly |
US20170145913A1 (en) * | 2015-11-25 | 2017-05-25 | Hilite Germany Gmbh | Check valve for connecting rod of variable compression internal combustion engine and connecting rod with check valve |
US9771775B2 (en) | 2011-11-08 | 2017-09-26 | Shell Oil Company | Valve for a hydrocarbon well, hydrocarbon well provided with such valve and use of such valve |
WO2020118411A1 (en) * | 2018-12-13 | 2020-06-18 | Yamchi Services Ltd. | Drill string float valve |
Citations (1)
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US2725076A (en) * | 1953-07-03 | 1955-11-29 | Crane Co | Guided closure unit for check valves and the like |
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US2725076A (en) * | 1953-07-03 | 1955-11-29 | Crane Co | Guided closure unit for check valves and the like |
Cited By (39)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US3957114A (en) * | 1975-07-18 | 1976-05-18 | Halliburton Company | Well treating method using an indexing automatic fill-up float valve |
US4213508A (en) * | 1977-10-03 | 1980-07-22 | Smith International, Inc. | Downhole fire control |
US4260020A (en) * | 1979-09-04 | 1981-04-07 | The Dow Chemical Company | Method and tool for controlling fluid flow from a tubing string into a low pressure earth formation |
FR2502725A1 (en) * | 1981-03-30 | 1982-10-01 | Glyco Antriebstehcnik Gmbh | DEVICE FOR DRIVING A PRESSURIZED FLUID FROM AN ENVELOPE FIXED TO A ROTATING SHAFT, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME |
US4391328A (en) * | 1981-05-20 | 1983-07-05 | Christensen, Inc. | Drill string safety valve |
FR2546600A1 (en) * | 1983-05-26 | 1984-11-30 | Zacchi Spa | Automatic retention valve for protecting a fluid meter |
GB2159248A (en) * | 1984-05-23 | 1985-11-27 | Bossini Bortolo & Figli Srl | Non-return valve |
US4911196A (en) * | 1989-01-03 | 1990-03-27 | Kemp Development Corporation | Inline check valve |
US5832954A (en) * | 1994-06-21 | 1998-11-10 | Caterpillar Inc. | Check valve assembly for inhibiting Helmholtz resonance |
US5601112A (en) * | 1994-10-04 | 1997-02-11 | Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha | Check valve |
US20030034072A1 (en) * | 2001-08-20 | 2003-02-20 | Bui Quy B. | Valve assembly design |
US20050031465A1 (en) * | 2003-08-07 | 2005-02-10 | Dreiman Nelik I. | Compact rotary compressor |
US20050201884A1 (en) * | 2004-03-09 | 2005-09-15 | Dreiman Nelik I. | Compact rotary compressor with carbon dioxide as working fluid |
US7217110B2 (en) | 2004-03-09 | 2007-05-15 | Tecumseh Products Company | Compact rotary compressor with carbon dioxide as working fluid |
US20050274545A1 (en) * | 2004-06-09 | 2005-12-15 | Smith International, Inc. | Pressure Relief nozzle |
US20060159570A1 (en) * | 2005-01-18 | 2006-07-20 | Manole Dan M | Rotary compressor having a discharge valve |
US7344367B2 (en) | 2005-01-18 | 2008-03-18 | Tecumseh Products Company | Rotary compressor having a discharge valve |
US20070215358A1 (en) * | 2006-03-17 | 2007-09-20 | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | Gas Lift Valve Assembly |
US8225874B2 (en) | 2006-03-17 | 2012-07-24 | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | Gas lift valve assembly and method of using |
US7647975B2 (en) * | 2006-03-17 | 2010-01-19 | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | Gas lift valve assembly |
US20100108326A1 (en) * | 2006-03-17 | 2010-05-06 | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | Gas lift valve assembly |
US20080110508A1 (en) * | 2006-11-13 | 2008-05-15 | Honeywell International, Inc. | Guiding of short aspect ratio poppets in a hot gas application |
US8757268B2 (en) * | 2009-05-22 | 2014-06-24 | Bl Sales & Management, Inc. | Self centering downhole float valve for vertical and lateral wells |
US20110192608A1 (en) * | 2009-05-22 | 2011-08-11 | Lejeune Robert J | Self centering downhole float valve for vertical and lateral wells |
US20140182857A1 (en) * | 2011-07-06 | 2014-07-03 | Derk Lucas Klompsma | System and method for injecting a treatment fluid into a wellbore and a treatment fluid injection valve |
US9435174B2 (en) * | 2011-07-06 | 2016-09-06 | Shell Oil Company | System and method for injecting a treatment fluid into a wellbore and a treatment fluid injection valve |
ITFI20110144A1 (en) * | 2011-07-19 | 2013-01-20 | Nuovo Pignone Spa | A POPPET VALVE WITH AN ENLARGED POPPET SHUTTER |
US9771775B2 (en) | 2011-11-08 | 2017-09-26 | Shell Oil Company | Valve for a hydrocarbon well, hydrocarbon well provided with such valve and use of such valve |
US9638001B2 (en) | 2012-02-14 | 2017-05-02 | Shell Oil Company | Method for producing hydrocarbon gas from a wellbore and valve assembly |
US20140312257A1 (en) * | 2013-04-18 | 2014-10-23 | National Oilwell Varco, L.P. | Poppet Valve with Variable Dampener and Elastically Supported Guide |
US10514106B2 (en) * | 2013-04-18 | 2019-12-24 | National Oilwell Varco, L.P. | Poppet valve with variable dampener and elastically supported guide |
WO2014191206A1 (en) * | 2013-05-31 | 2014-12-04 | Danfoss Power Solutions Gmbh & Co Ohg | Attachment of a fluid flow hat for actuated valve |
US10359127B2 (en) | 2013-05-31 | 2019-07-23 | Danfoss Power Solutions Gmbh & Co. Ohg | Attachment of a fluid flow hat for actuated valve |
US20170059049A1 (en) * | 2014-05-02 | 2017-03-02 | Bs&B Innovation Limited | Pressure release valve for oil recovery systems |
US10451190B2 (en) * | 2014-05-02 | 2019-10-22 | Bs&B Innovations Limited | Pressure release valve for oil recovery systems |
US20170145913A1 (en) * | 2015-11-25 | 2017-05-25 | Hilite Germany Gmbh | Check valve for connecting rod of variable compression internal combustion engine and connecting rod with check valve |
CN105257870B (en) * | 2015-11-27 | 2018-04-20 | 江苏华太电力仪表有限公司 | A kind of through type high leakproofness check-valves |
CN105257870A (en) * | 2015-11-27 | 2016-01-20 | 江苏华太电力仪表有限公司 | Straight-through type high-sealing check valve |
WO2020118411A1 (en) * | 2018-12-13 | 2020-06-18 | Yamchi Services Ltd. | Drill string float valve |
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Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
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AS | Assignment |
Owner name: HUGHES TOOL COMPANY, P.O. BOX 2539, HOUSTON, TX. 7 Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:BJ-HUGHES INC.,;REEL/FRAME:004098/0273 Effective date: 19821231 |
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AS | Assignment |
Owner name: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED, TEXAS Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:HUGHES TOOL COMPANY;REEL/FRAME:005050/0861 Effective date: 19880609 |
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AS | Assignment |
Owner name: HUGHES TOOL COMPANY-USA, 5425 POLK AVE., HOUSTON, Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED;REEL/FRAME:004944/0763 Effective date: 19880718 Owner name: HUGHES TOOL COMPANY-USA, A DE CORP.,TEXAS Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED;REEL/FRAME:004944/0763 Effective date: 19880718 |
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Owner name: VARCO INTERNATIONAL, INC., A CA. CORP., CALIFORNIA Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:HUGHES TOOL CONPANY-USA;REEL/FRAME:005013/0843 Effective date: 19880929 |