Multiple line administration

1. A system for connecting multiple pipe lines, comprising:

a multi-port selector valve having a valve body that comprises:

an inlet port module with a body adapted to connect to a fluid source;

an outlet port module having a body with at least two outlet ports, each of said outlet ports adapted to connect to an outlet fluid destination, wherein the outlet port module defines a sealed volume; and

a port selector rotatably disposed in the sealed volume, said port selector being a rotatable member having a flow path there through, said flow path having:

a path inlet having a first flow direction;

a path outlet, said path outlet has a second flow direction substantially parallel to said first flow direction; and

an offset portion disposed there between, said offset portion has a longitudinal flow direction with an angle of less than 90 degrees to the first flow direction, wherein the port selector is configured to rotate about an axis that extends through the path inlet;

wherein the inlet port module comprises another sealed volume, which is sealed from the sealed volume of the outlet port module.

2. system of claim 1 , wherein the multi-port selector valve is coupled to a petroleum well.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the path inlet of the flow path is generally linear and disposed in the sealed volume of the inlet port module; and

both the path outlet and the offset portion of the flow path are disposed in the sealed volume of the outlet port module.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the port selector is disposed entirely in the sealed volume of the inlet port module, the sealed volume of the outlet port module, or both.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the port selector in which the offset portion of the flow path is disposed defines a generally conical shape.

6. system of claim 1 , wherein the port selector seals against the valve body both near each end of the port selector and near an intermediate portion of the port selector.

7. A system for connecting multiple pipe lines, comprising:

a plurality of multi-port valves, each valve including

a valve body including:

an inlet port module having a body with at least two inlet ports, each of said inlet ports adapted to connect to a fluid source, the inlet port defining a plurality of openings;

an outlet port module having a body adapted to connect to an outlet fluid destination; and

a port selector rotatably disposed in the valve body and having a generally rotationally-symmetric exterior, said port selector having a flow path there through, said flow path including:

a path inlet;

a path outlet about which the port selector is configured to rotate; and

an offset portion disposed there between, wherein the inlet path has a first flow direction, the outlet portion has a second flow direction substantially parallel to the first flow direction, and said offset portion has a longitudinal flow direction with an angle of less than 90 degrees to the second flow direction; and

an inlet valve line adapted to connect one of the at least two inlet ports of a first valve of the plurality of valves to the outlet port of another of the plurality of valves:

wherein the port selector extends through a sealed volume of the inlet port module that houses the offset portion of the flow path.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein one of the plurality of valves comprises a receiver valve, the receiver valve coupled to a pig and adapted to communicate a pig from a fluid source to the receiving device.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein at least one of the plurality of valves includes a remote actuator, the remote actuator operable to rotate the port selector within the valve body of the valve.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein at least one of the plurality of valves is adapted to operate beneath the surface of a body of water.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the remote actuator comprises a valve transceiver and a remote transceiver, the valve transceiver adapted to receive an instruction from the remote transceiver and communicate the instruction to the remote actuator.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the remote transceiver and the valve transceiver are configured to communicate using a wireless signal.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the remote actuator is coupled to a transmitter by a wired connection, the wired connection adapted to communicate an actuation instruction to the remote actuator via the wired connection.

14. The system of claim 7 , wherein all but one of the plurality of valves includes the valve line coupled to the at least one inlet port.

15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the port selectors are operable to rotate the flow path to allow communication between the path inlet and one of the at least two inlet ports by a remote operate vehicle.

16. The system of claim 7 , wherein at least one of the plurality of valves is adapted to operate in reverse, such that matter may be transmitted from one of the at least two inlet ports to the outlet port.

17. A valve system, comprising:

first and second valves, each valve comprising:

an inlet port;

a plurality of outlet ports; and

a rotatable flow path having:

an inlet portion in fluid communication with the inlet port,

an outlet portion configured to fluidly communicate with each of the outlet portions depending on the angular position of the rotatable flow path; and

an offsetting portion disposed between the inlet portion and the outlet portion wherein the offsetting portion is disposed entirely in a sealed volume in which it is configured to rotate,

wherein the inlet portion is generally parallel with the outlet portion and the offsetting portion is at an angle of less than 90 degrees to the inlet portion; and

wherein the inlet port of the second valve is in fluid communication with an outlet port selected from among the plurality of outlet ports of the first valve;

a seal disposed about the inlet portion of the rotatable flow path near where the inlet portion meets the offsetting portion; and

wherein the inlet portion of each valve is generally coaxial with a central longitudinal axis about which the rotatable flow path is configured to rotate.

18. The valve system of claim 17 , wherein the inlet portion of each valve is generally coaxial with a central longitudinal axis about which the rotatable flow path is configured to rotate.

19. The valve system of claim 17 , wherein, for each valve, a flow path from the inlet port to an outlet port selected from among the plurality of outlet ports is generally free of turns that are greater than or substantially equal to 90 degrees.

20. The system of claim 17 , wherein the inlet portion is disposed in a sealed yoke that is sealed from the sealed volume in which the offsetting portion is configured to rotate.

21. A system for connecting multiple pipe lines, comprising:

a multi-port selector valve having a valve body that comprises:

an inlet port module with a body adapted to connect to a fluid source;

an outlet port module having a body with at least two outlet ports, each of said outlet ports adapted to connect to an outlet fluid destination, wherein the outlet port module defines a sealed volume; and

a port selector rotatably disposed in the sealed volume, said port selector being a rotatable member having a flow path there through, said flow path having:

a path inlet having a first flow direction;

a path outlet, said path outlet has a second flow direction substantially parallel to said first flow direction; and

an offset portion disposed there between, said offset portion has a longitudinal flow direction with an angle of less than 90 degrees to the first flow direction, wherein the port selector is configured to rotate about an axis that extends through the path inlet, wherein the port selector seals against the valve body both near each end of the port selector and near an intermediate portion of the port selector.

22. A valve system, comprising:

first and second valves, each valve comprising:

an inlet port;

a plurality of outlet ports; and

a rotatable flow path having:

an inlet portion in fluid communication with the inlet port,

an outlet portion configured to fluidly communicate with each of the outlet portions depending on the angular position of the rotatable flow path; and

an offsetting portion disposed between the inlet portion and the outlet portion wherein the offsetting portion is disposed entirely in a sealed volume in which it is configured to rotate,

wherein the inlet portion is generally parallel with the outlet portion and the offsetting portion is at an angle of less than 90 degrees to the inlet portion, wherein the inlet portion is disposed in a sealed yoke that is sealed from the sealed volume in which the offsetting portion is configured to rotate; and

wherein the inlet port of the second valve is in fluid communication with an outlet port selected from among the plurality of outlet ports of the first valve; and

wherein the inlet portion of each valve is generally coaxial with a central longitudinal axis about which the rotatable flow path is configured to rotate.