EP2825727A4 - Fluid flow manager - Google Patents

Fluid flow manager

Info

Publication number: EP2825727A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: fluid flow; flow manager; manager; fluid; flow
Prior art date: 2012-03-15
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP12871543.0A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP2825727B1 (en

EP2825727A2 (en

Inventor

Lawrence Osborne

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Individual

Original Assignee

Individual

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2012-03-15

Filing date

2012-12-12

Publication date

2016-06-29

2012-04-13 Priority claimed from US13/446,195 external-priority patent/US9562418B2/en

2012-12-12 Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual

2012-12-12 Priority to EP20157490.2A priority Critical patent/EP3715581A1/en

2015-01-21 Publication of EP2825727A2 publication Critical patent/EP2825727A2/en

2016-06-29 Publication of EP2825727A4 publication Critical patent/EP2825727A4/en

2020-03-25 Application granted granted Critical

2020-03-25 Publication of EP2825727B1 publication Critical patent/EP2825727B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2032-12-12 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
- E21B43/12—Methods or apparatus for controlling the flow of the obtained fluid to or in wells
- E21B43/121—Lifting well fluids
- E21B43/126—Adaptations of down-hole pump systems powered by drives outside the borehole, e.g. by a rotary or oscillating drive
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B34/00—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells
- E21B34/06—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells
- E21B34/08—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells responsive to flow or pressure of the fluid obtained
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B2200/00—Special features related to earth drilling for obtaining oil, gas or water
- E21B2200/05—Flapper valves
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B2200/00—Special features related to earth drilling for obtaining oil, gas or water
- E21B2200/06—Sleeve valves

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Geology (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
Lift Valve (AREA)
Check Valves (AREA)
Multiple-Way Valves (AREA)
Valve Housings (AREA)
Fluid-Pressure Circuits (AREA)

EP12871543.0A 2012-03-15 2012-12-12 Fluid flow manager Active EP2825727B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP20157490.2A EP3715581A1 (en)	2012-03-15	2012-12-12	Fluid flow manager

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US201261611543P	2012-03-15	2012-03-15
US13/446,195 US9562418B2 (en)	2010-04-23	2012-04-13	Valve with shuttle
PCT/US2012/069186 WO2013137954A2 (en)	2012-03-15	2012-12-12	Fluid flow manager

Related Child Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP20157490.2A Division-Into EP3715581A1 (en)	2012-03-15	2012-12-12	Fluid flow manager
EP20157490.2A Division EP3715581A1 (en)	2012-03-15	2012-12-12	Fluid flow manager

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP2825727A2 EP2825727A2 (en)	2015-01-21
EP2825727A4 true EP2825727A4 (en)	2016-06-29
EP2825727B1 EP2825727B1 (en)	2020-03-25

Family

ID=49161643

Family Applications (3)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP12871295.7A Active EP2825724B1 (en)	2012-03-15	2012-10-23	Improved production valve
EP20157490.2A Withdrawn EP3715581A1 (en)	2012-03-15	2012-12-12	Fluid flow manager
EP12871543.0A Active EP2825727B1 (en)	2012-03-15	2012-12-12	Fluid flow manager

Family Applications Before (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP12871295.7A Active EP2825724B1 (en)	2012-03-15	2012-10-23	Improved production valve
EP20157490.2A Withdrawn EP3715581A1 (en)	2012-03-15	2012-12-12	Fluid flow manager

Country Status (7)

Country	Link
EP (3)	EP2825724B1 (en)
AU (6)	AU2012373240B2 (en)
CA (1)	CA2780553C (en)
ES (1)	ES2782506T3 (en)
HU (1)	HUE049187T2 (en)
PL (1)	PL2825724T3 (en)
WO (2)	WO2013137933A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

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AU2016101791A4 (en)	2016-07-14	2016-11-10	Baker Hughes Incorporated	Diverter valve for progressing cavity pump

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2012
- 2012-06-21 CA CA2780553A patent/CA2780553C/en active Active
- 2012-10-23 PL PL12871295T patent/PL2825724T3/en unknown
- 2012-10-23 WO PCT/US2012/061492 patent/WO2013137933A1/en active Application Filing
- 2012-10-23 AU AU2012373240A patent/AU2012373240B2/en not_active Ceased
- 2012-10-23 EP EP12871295.7A patent/EP2825724B1/en active Active
- 2012-10-23 ES ES12871295T patent/ES2782506T3/en active Active
- 2012-10-23 HU HUE12871295A patent/HUE049187T2/en unknown
- 2012-12-12 WO PCT/US2012/069186 patent/WO2013137954A2/en active Application Filing
- 2012-12-12 AU AU2012373206A patent/AU2012373206B2/en not_active Ceased
- 2012-12-12 EP EP20157490.2A patent/EP3715581A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2012-12-12 EP EP12871543.0A patent/EP2825727B1/en active Active
2016
- 2016-01-13 AU AU2016200194A patent/AU2016200194B2/en not_active Ceased
2017
- 2017-09-29 AU AU2017236022A patent/AU2017236022A1/en not_active Abandoned
2019
- 2019-09-23 AU AU2019236589A patent/AU2019236589A1/en not_active Abandoned
2021
- 2021-09-30 AU AU2021240271A patent/AU2021240271A1/en not_active Abandoned

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US3409078A (en) *	1966-06-29	1968-11-05	Halliburton Co	Self-fill and flow control safety valve
US20060011354A1 (en) *	2004-07-16	2006-01-19	Logiudice Michael	Surge reduction bypass valve
US20110088915A1 (en) *	2009-10-21	2011-04-21	Milorad Stanojcic	Bottom Hole Assembly for Subterranean Operations
US20110259428A1 (en) *	2010-04-23	2011-10-27	Lawrence Osborne	Valve with shuttle

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Title
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Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
CA2780553A1 (en)	2013-09-15
AU2017236022A1 (en)	2017-10-26
AU2021240271A1 (en)	2021-10-28
EP2825727B1 (en)	2020-03-25
AU2016200194A1 (en)	2016-02-04
AU2012373240A1 (en)	2014-08-07
AU2012373206A1 (en)	2014-08-07
AU2012373206B2 (en)	2017-07-06
HUE049187T2 (en)	2020-09-28
EP2825724B1 (en)	2020-01-01
AU2012373240B2 (en)	2015-10-15
EP2825727A2 (en)	2015-01-21
AU2019236589A1 (en)	2019-10-17
AU2016200194B2 (en)	2018-05-10
EP2825724A4 (en)	2016-06-29
WO2013137954A2 (en)	2013-09-19
EP2825724A1 (en)	2015-01-21
EP3715581A1 (en)	2020-09-30
WO2013137954A3 (en)	2014-09-25
ES2782506T3 (en)	2020-09-15
WO2013137933A1 (en)	2013-09-19
CA2780553C (en)	2015-01-20
PL2825724T3 (en)	2020-09-07

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