Patent ID: 8800668

Claim:
A system for providing control of the flow of fluid in a subterranean well comprising: a normally dosed valve secured in the well that allows or restricts flow of the fluid through the well when in the open and closed positions, respectively; an actuator system operable to open the valve, and removable from the well while the valve remains closed and secured in the well, the actuator system comprising: an actuator motor, an actuator moved by the actuator motor between an upper actuator position and a lower actuator position; a hollow flow tube connected to the actuator and having an upper flow tube position and a lower flow tube position, the hollow flow tube communicating with the actuator so that when the actuator moves to the lower actuator position, the hollow flow tube moves to the lower flow tube position, directly contacts the valve, and pushes the valve open, the hollow flow tube maintaining the valve open when in the lower flow tube position, so that fluid flows through the hollow flow tube and is in direct contact with the hollow flow tube, and allowing the valve to close when in the upper flow tube position.