The Ball Abandonment Valve provides
a means for temporarily abandoning a
well without tripping out a workstring.
The valve is run in conjunction with
a heavy duty service packer. The
Ball Abandonment Valve and Packer
are designed to allow heavy loads to
hang through them and thus allowing
a workstring to hang below during
abandonment. The most common use
of the Ball Abandonment Valve and
Packer combination is offshore for storm
abandonment, but can also be used for
working on BOP’s during drilling without
tripping the drill string out.
The Ball Abandonment Valve uses a ball
valve that is opened and closed by raising
and lowering the workstring. The ball
valve is designed to allow full movement
through the workstring and allows for
higher rates of circulation without
damaging the valve.
The Ball Abandonment Valve uses a
colleted latch that has a left-hand
buttress thread that allows easy
insertion of the latch while providing a
strong connection. The colleted latch is
supported during loading to ensure the
latch threads stay completely engaged.
All external threads are locked with set
screws to ensure against backing off
during packer setting.
Special Features
> Full opening through ball valve
> Right-hand release, straight set down
to re-attach
a means for temporarily abandoning a
well without tripping out a workstring.
The valve is run in conjunction with
a heavy duty service packer. The
Ball Abandonment Valve and Packer
are designed to allow heavy loads to
hang through them and thus allowing
a workstring to hang below during
abandonment. The most common use
of the Ball Abandonment Valve and
Packer combination is offshore for storm
abandonment, but can also be used for
working on BOP’s during drilling without
tripping the drill string out.
The Ball Abandonment Valve uses a ball
valve that is opened and closed by raising
and lowering the workstring. The ball
valve is designed to allow full movement
through the workstring and allows for
higher rates of circulation without
damaging the valve.
The Ball Abandonment Valve uses a
colleted latch that has a left-hand
buttress thread that allows easy
insertion of the latch while providing a
strong connection. The colleted latch is
supported during loading to ensure the
latch threads stay completely engaged.
All external threads are locked with set
screws to ensure against backing off
during packer setting.
Special Features
> Full opening through ball valve
> Right-hand release, straight set down
to re-attach
