Patents Assigned to Elder Oil Tools
  • Patent number: 4967844
    Abstract: A system for installing and removing a production packer and ball valve apparatus in a well casing. The packer apparatus and valve apparatus are transported into a casing with an on/off overshot connected to a string of tubing. The packer is set by tubing manipulation independent of operation of the valve and the on/off connector and is resettable and can be disabled by a straight upward pull on the tubing string. The valve apparatus is selectively operable by rotary manipulation of the tubing string through the disengageable overshot and utilizes rotary motion to rotate a ball valve element between open and closed positions of the ball valve. In one form of the invention, the overshot is rotatably disengageable from the ball valve while the ball valve is operated by rotation of the string of pipe. The ball valve apparatus is capable of withstanding pressure in opposite directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1990
    Assignee: Elder Oil Tools
    Inventors: Robert T. Brooks, William T. Tapp
  • Patent number: 4941532
    Abstract: An oil well tubing anchor for anchoring in large diameter casing after passing through small diameter casing where the anchor employs wall engaging members on the end of pivotally supported arm members and an expander for sequentially moving the arm members radially by use of cooperating, differently inclined surfaces. The tool is moved between collapsible and expandable position by rotations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1990
    Assignee: Elder Oil Tools
    Inventors: Floyd R. Hurt, Lawrence W. Berger