Telemetry module with push only gate valve action

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10180058-B2
Application number	US-201414777604-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 4, 2014
Priority date	Dec 4, 2014
Publication date	Jan 15, 2019
Grant date	Jan 15, 2019

Abstract

An telemetry module includes a valve assembly having a gate defining gate valve flow ports and a valve seat defining valve seat flow ports. A first solenoid assembly is arranged on a first side of the valve assembly and includes a first valve train engageable with the gate and a first push solenoid operatively coupled to the first valve train to move the gate in a first direction. A second solenoid assembly is arranged on a second side of the valve assembly and includes a second valve train engageable with the gate and a second push solenoid operatively coupled to the second valve train to move the gate in a second direction opposite the first direction. Moving the gate in the first direction with the first solenoid increases flow through the gate and alternately moving the gate in the second direction with the second solenoid decreases flow through the gate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A telemetry module, comprising:
a valve assembly positionable within an interior of a tubular member and including a gate defining one or more gate valve flow ports and a valve seat defining one or more valve seat flow ports;
a first solenoid assembly arranged on a first side of the valve assembly and including an adjustable first valve train engageable with the gate and a first push solenoid operatively coupled to the adjustable first valve train to move the gate in a first direction, wherein the adjustable first valve train includes a first valve stem operatively coupled to a first push rod with a first coupling, wherein the first valve stem is arranged laterally to the first push rod with a first distance between the first push rod and the first valve stem along a longitudinal axis of the tubular member; and
a second solenoid assembly arranged on a second side of the valve assembly and including an adjustable second valve train engageable with the gate and a second push solenoid operatively coupled to the adjustable second valve train to move the gate in a second direction opposite the first direction, wherein the adjustable second valve train includes a second valve stem operatively coupled to a second push rod with a second coupling, wherein the second valve stem is arranged laterally to the second push rod with a second distance between the second push rod and the second valve stem along the longitudinal axis,
wherein moving the gate in the first direction with the first solenoid assembly increases flow through the gate and alternately moving the gate in the second direction with the second solenoid assembly decreases flow through the gate,
wherein alignment between the gate and the valve seat is adjustable based on a stroke length adjustment for the adjustable first valve train and the adjustable second valve train by adjusting the first coupling to adjust the first distance between the first push rod and the first valve stem and adjusting the second coupling to adjust the second distance between the second push rod and the second valve stem.

2. The telemetry module of claim 1 , wherein the first and second solenoid assemblies are aligned with the longitudinal axis of the tubular member.

3. The telemetry module of claim 1 , wherein the first and second solenoid assemblies are misaligned with the longitudinal axis of the tubular member.

4. The telemetry module of claim 1 , wherein the first push rod is engageable with a first side surface of the gate, and wherein the second push rod is engageable with a second side surface of the gate.

5. The telemetry module of claim 4 , wherein, when the first push solenoid is operated to move the first push rod in the first direction, the second push solenoid is inactive and the second valve stem and the second push rod are able to move in the first direction, and wherein, when the second push solenoid is operated to move the second push rod in the second direction, the first push solenoid is inactive and the first valve stem and the first push rod are able to move in the second direction.

6. The telemetry module of claim 1 , wherein the first and second couplings are each adjustable to adjust a stroke length for the first and second push rods, respectively.

7. The telemetry module of claim 1 , wherein the first coupling is interposed between the first push rod and the first valve stem, and wherein the second coupling is interposed between the second push rod and the second valve stem.

8. The telemetry module of claim 1 , wherein the gate floats between the adjustable first and second valve trains.

9. The telemetry module of claim 1 , wherein the gate is operatively coupled to one or both of the adjustable first and second valve trains.

10. A well system, comprising:
a tubular member extendable within a wellbore, the tubular member defining an annulus port that provides fluid communication between an interior of the tubular member and an annulus defined between the tubular member and the wellbore;
a telemetry module positioned within the tubular member and including:
a valve assembly that provides a gate defining one or more gate valve flow ports and a valve seat defining one or more valve seat flow ports;
a first solenoid assembly arranged on a first side of the valve assembly and including a first push solenoid that operates to move the gate in a first direction, the first solenoid assembly coupled to the gate via an adjustable first valve train, wherein the adjustable first valve train includes a first valve stem operatively coupled to a first push rod with a first coupling, wherein the first valve stem is arranged laterally to the first push rod with a first distance between the first push rod and the first valve stem along a longitudinal axis of the tubular member; and
a second solenoid assembly arranged on a second side of the valve assembly and including a second push solenoid that operates to move the gate in a second direction opposite the first direction, the second solenoid assembly coupled to the gate via an adjustable second valve train, wherein the adjustable second valve train includes a second valve stem operatively coupled to a second push rod with a second coupling, wherein the second valve stem is arranged laterally to the second push rod with a second distance between the second push rod and the second valve stem along the longitudinal axis,

wherein moving the gate in the first direction with the first solenoid assembly increases flow through the gate and alternately moving the gate in the second direction with the second solenoid assembly decreases flow through the gate,
wherein alignment between the gate and the valve seat is adjustable based on a stroke length adjustment for the adjustable first valve train and the adjustable second valve train by adjusting the first coupling to adjust the first distance between the first push rod and the first valve stem and adjusting the second coupling to adjust the second distance between the second push rod and the second valve stem.

11. The well system of claim 10 , wherein the tubular member is selected from the group consisting of drill pipe, a drill collar, casing, production tubing, and any combination thereof.

12. The well system of claim 10 , wherein the valve assembly further comprises:
a screen in fluid communication with the interior of the tubular member;
an inlet port in fluid communication with the interior via the screen; and
an outlet port in fluid communication with the annulus port, wherein flow through the gate allows a fluid in the interior to traverse the valve assembly and be introduced into the annulus.

13. The well system of claim 10 , wherein the first valve stem is engageable with a first side surface of the gate, and the second valve stem is engageable with a second side surface of the gate, the second side surface being opposite the first side surface.

14. The well system of claim 10 , wherein the first and second couplings are each adjustable to adjust a stroke length for the first and second push rods, respectively.

15. The well system of claim 13 , wherein the gate floats between the first and second valve stems.

16. The well system of claim 13 , wherein, when the first push solenoid is operated to move the first push rod in the first direction, the second push solenoid is inactive and the second valve stem and the second push rod are able to move in the first direction, and wherein, when the second push solenoid is operated to move the second push rod in the second direction, the first push solenoid is inactive and the first valve stem a

Assignees

• Halliburton Energy Services Inc

Inventors

• Carter Daniel Patrick

Classifications

• E21B43/08

  Screens or liners {(expandable screens or liners E21B43/108)} · CPC title

• E21B47/18 Primary

  through the well fluid {, e.g. mud pressure pulse telemetry} · CPC title

• E21B17/00

  Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; {Cables;} Casings; Tubings · CPC title

• E21B17/16

  Drill collars · CPC title

• E21B47/185 Primary

  Fixed Constructions · mapped topic