Valve assembly

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9518444
APP PUB NO 20130292133A1
SERIAL NO

13884748

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A valve assembly (2) which is configured to be coupled to a tubing string comprises a housing (8) defining a housing flow path (9) for communicating with the tubing string, and a barrier member (14) located in the housing (8) and configurable between a normally-closed position in which the barrier member (14) restricts access through the housing flow path (9), and an open position in which access is permitted through the housing flow path (9). The valve assembly (2) also comprises a bypass arrangement reconfigurable between an open state in which the bypass arrangement defines a bypass flow path that communicates with the housing flow path (9) on opposite sides of the barrier member (14) to permit fluid to bypass the barrier member and thereby fill the tubing string, and a closed state in which fluid is prevented from bypassing the barrier member to thereby permit pressurization of the tubing string.

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EXPRO NORTH SEA LIMITEDLION HOUSE DYCE AVE DYCE ABERDEENSHIRE AB21 0LQ

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Thompson, Richard William Edinburgh, GB 1 19

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