Patent ID: 6241015
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: E21B,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for remote control of wellbore fluid flow, comprising:a body member having at least one flow port in an outer wall of the body member, and at least one flow aperture spaced from the outer wall, the at least one flow aperture having a first annular sealing surface;at least one remotely shiftable valve member offset from an inner bore in the body member and disposed for reciprocal movement within the body member to regulate fluid flow through the at least one flow aperture and through the at least one flow port, the at least one remotely shiftable valve member having a second annular sealing surface adapted for cooperative sealing engagement with the first annular sealing surface; andan actuator adapted to selectively shift the at least one remotely shiftable valve member between open and closed positions.