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Patented June 1, 1948
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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE
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DOUBLE-ACTING VALVE ASSEMBLY
John E. Eckel, Houston, Tex.
Application June 27, 1946, Serial No. 679,716
1 Claim. (Cl. 277-42)
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This invention relates to a double acting valve
tubular neck I0 which terminates in a ?shing
head I I at the upper end.
Fitted through the bushing 4 there is a tubular
assembly.
An object of the invention i's'to provide an
assembly of the character specially designed for
controlling the ?ow of liquid through a pipe in
a well and which, when in one position, will allow
sleeve I2 whose upper end is formed with a valve
seat I3 whereon the valve 9 may seat. This
sleeve is pinned in the bushing by means of a
frangible pin I4 so that the upper end of the
sleeve will extend above the bushing and its
lower end will extend beneath the bushing. The
10 pin' I4 is weaker than the pin 1. Secured to the
well liquid to enter the pipe while the pipe is
being lowered but will close the pipe against
the outlet of such liquid and when in another
position will prevent the entrance of well liquid
into the pipe.
The valve assembly has been particularly de
signed for use in certain types of packer setting
equipment although it is capable of general use
for controlling the flow of liquid through the 15
well pipe,
lower end of the bushing 4 there is depending
valve cage I5 which con?nes the downwardly
opening valve I 8,
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The lower end of the sleeve I2 is formed with
the valve seat I‘! against which the valve It may
rest with said valve spaced beneath the lower
end of the bushing 4, as shown in Figure 1. The
Other objects and advantages will be apparent
from the following speci?cation which is illus
lower end ofrthe sleeve I2 is provided with inlet
trated by the accompanying drawings, wherein:
openings I8 so that as the pipe I is lowered into
Figure 1 is a vertical, sectional view illustrat 20 the well, with the sleeve l2 pinned stationary
ing the assembly in position to allow the entrance
in the bushing 4 the well liquid may enter
of ?uid into the well pipe.
through the openings I8 and lift the valve 9
and pass out through the cage 8 into the well
Figure 2 is a fragmentary, vertical, sectional
pipe I.
view illustrating the assembly as being converted
by pressure within the pipe into a back pressure 25
As shown in Figures 1,2 and 3 the bushings
valve assembly to prevent entrance of the well
4 and 4a have an external annular groove I9 and
liquid into the pipe.
an internal annular groove I 9:: therein wherein
Figure 3 is a vertical, sectional view illustrat
there are located the seal rings 20 and 20a, re
ing the assembly acting as a back pressure valve.
spectively, which form liquid tight seals between
Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on 30 the bushing and the pipe I and between the bush
the line 4-4 of Figure 3,
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ing and the sleeve I2.
Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on the
When the pipe I has been lowered to the re
line 5--5 of Figure 3; and
quired depth and it is desired to reverse the
operation of the valve the liquid in the pipe I
Figure 6 is a side elevation, partly in section,
may be placed under sufficient pressure by pumps of another embodiment of the assembly.
Referring now more particularly to the draw
at the ground surface to force the valve 9 down
wardly shearing the pin I4. The sleeve I 2 will
ings wherein like numerals of reference desig
then be free and should liquid from beneath at
mate the same parts in each of the ?gures, the
tempt to enter the pipe. I the valve I6 and sleeve
numeral I designates a well pipe adapted to be
lowered into a well and, in the present illustra 40 I 2 will be forced upwardly to the position shown
in Figure 3 with said valve seated against the
tion, this well pipe is shown with inside, down
lower end of the bushing so as to close the lower
wardly converging, upper and lower seats 2 and 3.
end of the pipe.
In the embodiment illustrated in Figures 1 to 5.
After the valve assembly has performed its
inclusive, there is an inside, tubular bushing 4 45 required function it may become desirable to
having external annular seats 5 and 6 adapted
remove it from the pipe so as to allow liquid to
to land on said upper and lower seats, respec
freely ?ow through the pipe in either direction.
tively, when the bushing is assembled with the
In such event a grappling tool may be lowered
pipe.
down through the pipe I on a cable and engaged
The bushing may be secured in the pipe by 60 with the head II and upon upward pull the pin
means of a frangible pin 1.
‘I will shear and the entire assembly may then
Secured to and upstanding from the bushing 4
be withdrawn.
there is a valve cage 8 for con?ning the upwardly
In the embodiment illustrated in Figure 6 the
opening ball valve 9. Formed integrally with
construction is substantially the same as shown
the upper end of the valve cage 8 there is a 55 in the other ?gures excepting that the bushing 4a
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is screwed into the lower end-oi the pipe I by
wardly through the sleeve when the sleeve is so
means of left hand threads 2| and the upper
end of the cage 0 is formed with a collar Illa
anchored, said anchoring means being shearable
having internal right hand threads 22. Other
wise the purpose and construction of the assem
bly is the same as that shown in the other ?gures.
When it is desired to remove the assembly of
the form shown in Figure 6 a ?shing tool may be
lowered into the pipe I having right hand threads
in response to the pressure of ?uid against the
upper valve to allow free movement of the sleeve
whereby the ends of the sleeve will clear the cor
responding seats and the valves will be alter
natively seated against their corresponding seats
in response to alternative increase of ?uid pres
surevon opposite sides of the assembly.
JOHN E. ECKEL.
on its lower end and screwed home in the collar 10
[0a and may be then turned further to the right
to unscrew the bushing 4a from its threaded‘
REFERENCES CITED
connection with said pipe and the assembly then
readily withdrawn from the well.
The _following references are of record in the
tile of this patent:
What I claim is:
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UNITED STATES PATENTS
A valve assembly for controlling the flow of
fluid through a pipe, or the like, comprising, a
Number
Name
Date
tubular bushing shaped to ?t into the pipe and
1,359,593
Hardt __________ __ Nov, 23, 1920
having spaced valve seats, a sleeve ?tted through
1,594,168
Go? ________ _,____ July 27, 1926
the bushing and seats, upper and lower valve 20 1,601,308
Hill ____________ __ Sept. 28, 1926
cages secured to the bushing, a valve in each
2,245,198
valve cage, means for anchoring the sleeve in.v
the bushing in position to hold both valves un
Number
seated,,said sleeve having an inlet opening be
097,026
neath said bushing to allow the flow of ?uid up 25
Hunter et a1 ______ __ June 10, 1941
FOREIGN PATENTS
Country
Date
France '_ _________________ __ 1930