SUB SURFACE SAFETY VALVE FOR OPERATION AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES

Objective

To design, manufacture and test a new Sub Surface Safety Valve System including the hydraulic medium with significantly higher temperature characteristics for reliable operations at elevated temperature and pressures.
Performance data for sub-surface control fluid and safety valve actuators.
Design and build of a facility to facilitate the development and validation of sub surface safety valve hydraulic system, including hydraulic system hardware and new fluids being developed for HP/HT wells. Manufacture of HP/HT valve actuator assemblies and hydraulic fluids. Testing of actuators and hydraulic fluids. Dissemination of results.

Programme(s)

ENG-THERMIE 1 - Programme (EEC) for the promotion of energy technology in Europe (THERMIE), 1990-1994

Topic(s)

5.9 - PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

DEM - Demonstration contracts

Coordinator

BRITISH HYDROMECHANICS RESEARCH GROUP (BHR)

EU contribution

No data

Address

DIVISION CALTEC CRANFIELD
MK43 0AJ Cranfield
United Kingdom

Total cost