IP Library Granted Patent US 10,697,270
Granted Patent B2
US 10,697,270 · App. 15/738,199 · Granted Jun 30, 2020

Annulus isolation valve assembly

Inventors: Lars Timberlid Lundheim (Borgen, NO); Christer Bolander (Valbo, SE); Kris Oliaro (Aberdeen, GB); Greig Petrie (London, GB)
Assignee: Aker Solutions AS
E21B34/04E21B33/035E21B33/043E21B34/102E21B34/10E21B34/14E21B2034/007
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Patent No.
US 10,697,270
App. No.
15/738,199
Granted
Jun 30, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An annulus isolation valve assembly being part of a tubing hanger assembly, with a valve bore having a fluid mouth, and a sliding sleeve which is arranged in the valve bore and which has an axially extending sleeve bore. The sliding sleeve has a radially facing sleeve port. A hydraulic piston is functionally connected to the sliding sleeve. The sliding sleeve comprises an axially facing fluid port which is in fluid communication with the radially facing sleeve port.

Claims (11)

1. An annulus isolation valve assembly being part of a tubing hanger assembly, the annulus isolation valve assembly comprising:

a valve bore having a fluid mouth;

a sliding sleeve which is arranged in the valve bore and which has an axially extending sleeve bore, wherein the sliding sleeve comprises a radially facing sleeve port;

a hydraulic piston functionally connected to the sliding sleeve;

a primary hydraulic opening chamber disposed on a first side of the hydraulic piston and a primary hydraulic closing chamber disposed on a second side of the hydraulic piston;

a secondary hydraulic closing chamber confined by at least a closed sleeve end portion, a first end of the valve bore, and the valve bore;

wherein the sliding sleeve comprises an axially facing fluid port which is in fluid communication with the radially facing sleeve port;

wherein the radially facing sleeve port is arranged, in the axial direction, between the axially facing fluid port and the closed sleeve end portion; and

wherein the annulus isolation valve assembly is arranged with a vertical or inclined orientation, and that the first end of the valve bore is a lower valve bore end, wherein a fixed insertion sleeve extends into the sleeve bore and defines a wall portion of the primary hydraulic opening chamber, and wherein the hydraulic piston is a collar protruding radially out from the sliding sleeve.

2. The annulus isolation valve assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a piston compensator is in fluid communication with the primary hydraulic closing chamber or the secondary hydraulic closing chamber, and that the piston compensator comprises a position indication means.

3. The annulus isolation valve assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first end of the valve bore is in a valve body which is attached to a lower portion of a main body of the tubing hanger assembly.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 12, 2025
From: AKER SOLUTIONS AS
To: ONESUBSEA AS
Reel/Frame 073197/0623 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2017
From: LUNDHEIM, LARS TIMBERLID; BOLANDER, CHRISTER; OLIARO, KRIS; PETRIE, GREIG
To: AKER SOLUTIONS AS
Reel/Frame 044469/0235 →
Priority Claims (1)
NO 20150862 · Jul 3, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180187513A1 · Jul 5, 2018
Cited By (2)
US 12,276,177 US 12,276,352