Title:
BALL SEAT APPARATUS AND METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/110522
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A ball seat assembly includes a tubular having a bore therethrough; an entry port in fluid communication with the bore; a plurality of exit ports in fluid communication with the entry port; a ball seat disposed in the each of the plurality of exit ports, wherein the ball seat is configured to receive a ball to block fluid flow through the respective exit port; and a diverter configured to block fluid flow through the bore and direct fluid flow from the bore to the entry port.
Inventors:
TWARDOWSKI ERIC M (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2014/011336
Publication Date:
June 30, 2016
Filing Date:
January 13, 2014
Export Citation:
Assignee:
WEATHERFORD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC (US)
International Classes:
E21B4/02; E21B21/10; E21B33/14
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
PATTERSON, William, B. et al. (LLP24 Greenway Plaza, Suite 160, Houston TX, US)
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