Top tooth ball seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10851619-B2
Application number	US-201815998426-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 15, 2018
Priority date	Aug 15, 2018
Publication date	Dec 1, 2020
Grant date	Dec 1, 2020

Abstract

A production system and a frac sleeve assembly of a frac assembly of the production system. The frac sleeve assembly includes a funnel section that reduces in diameter in a direction of an outlet of the frac assembly, a throat section having a selected diameter, and a ball seat at an intersection of the funnel section and the throat section for receiving a ball. When seated in the ball seat, an entire portion of a ball extending into the funnel section is exposed to disintegrating fluid in the funnel section.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A frac sleeve assembly of a frac assembly, comprising:
a funnel section that reduces in diameter in a direction of an outlet of the frac assembly;
a throat section having a selected diameter, wherein the throat section and the funnel section meet at an intersection at a location along a longitudinal axis of the frac sleeve assembly; and
a ball seat at the intersection for receiving a ball, the ball seat is a horizontal ridge with respect to a vertical direction of the longitudinal axis at the intersection, the ridge extending along a radial line from a smallest diameter of the funnel section to the selected diameter of the throat section, wherein a ball dropped onto the ball seat sits entirely on the ridge with an entire portion of the ball extending from the ridge into the funnel section when the ball is seated on the ridge being exposed to disintegrating fluid in the funnel section.

2. The frac sleeve assembly of claim 1 , wherein the ball seat is located at an end of the throat section adjacent the funnel section.

3. The frac sleeve assembly of claim 1 , wherein the smallest diameter of the funnel section is greater than the selected diameter of the throat section.

4. The frac sleeve assembly of claim 1 , wherein the throat section has a constant diameter.

5. The frac sleeve assembly of claim 1 , wherein the longitudinal axis of the throat section is oriented vertically.

6. A production system, comprising:
a production string; and
a frac assembly disposed on the production string, the frac assembly comprising:
a funnel section that reduces in diameter in a direction of an outlet of the frac assembly;
a throat section having a selected diameter, wherein the throat section and the funnel section meet at an intersection at a location along a longitudinal axis of the frac sleeve assembly; and
a ball seat at the intersection for receiving a ball, the ball seat is a horizontal ridge with respect to a vertical direction of the longitudinal axis at the, the ridge extending along a radial line from a smallest diameter of the funnel section to the selected diameter of the throat section, wherein a ball dropped onto the ball seat sits entirely on the ridge with an entire portion of the ball extending from the ridge into the funnel section when the ball is seated on the ridge being exposed to disintegrating fluid in the funnel section.

7. The production system of claim 6 , wherein the ball seat is located at an end of the throat section adjacent the funnel section.

8. The production system of claim 6 , wherein the smallest diameter of the funnel section is greater than the selected diameter of the throat section.

9. The production system of claim 6 , wherein the throat section has a constant diameter.

10. The production system of claim 6 , wherein the longitudinal axis of the throat section is oriented vertically.

Assignees

• Stone Matthew C
• Andrew Colin
• Balcazar Omar
• Ganguly Partha
• Johnson Michael
• Kendall Alexander
• Sequera Daniel
• Baker Hughes A Ge Co Llc

Inventors

• Stone Matthew C
• Andrew Colin
• Balcazar Omar
• Ganguly Partha
• Johnson Michael
• Kendall Alexander
• Sequera Daniel

Classifications

• E21B43/26

  by forming crevices or fractures · CPC title

• E21B34/142 Primary

  unsupported or free-falling elements, e.g. balls, plugs, darts or pistons · CPC title

• E21B2200/04

  Ball valves · CPC title

• E21B2200/06

  Sleeve valves · CPC title

• E21B34/063

  Valve or closure with destructible element, e.g. frangible disc (E21B34/103 takes precedence) · CPC title