Patent ID: 8857522

Claim:
A subsurface safety valve system for a wellbore within a subterranean formation, the system comprising: a power source that generates power; a delivery system disposed within the wellbore and electrically coupled to the power source, wherein the delivery system delivers the power generated by the power source, wherein the delivery system comprises a tubing string, wherein the tubing string comprises a plurality of electrically conductive tubing pipes mechanically coupled end-to-end and through which the power flows; at least one safety valve disposed within the wellbore and electrically coupled to the delivery system, wherein the at least one safety valve remains open while the at least one safety valve receives the power from the delivery system, and wherein the at least one safety valve closes when the at least one safety valve stops receiving power from the delivery system; and production tubing mechanically coupled to a distal end of the at least one safety valve, wherein the production tubing comprises a cavity, wherein the at least one safety valve shuts in the cavity when the at least one safety valve closes.