Abstract: A safety valve landing nipple selectively provides a pin for closing communication in the bore between the first control line and the safety valve control line so that communication between the first control line and an insert safety valve in the landing nipple housing is achieved by use of a rotary member. A rotary shifting tool is used to rotate the rotary member so that a cam sleeve pushes a poppet pin to form a metal to metal seal with a fitting adaptor connecting the first control line and the safety valve control line so as to provide communication between the surface control line and the internal bore of the landing nipple.

Abstract: A downhole, inline well safety shutoff valve has a spring-loaded, normally closed flapper shutoff valve element that may be opened by a downwardly driven movement of an operator tube coaxially and slidably disposed within the tubing string bore. The operator tube is vertically driven by a rod structure disposed in an offset passageway in the safety valve housing and operated by fluid control pressure transmitted thereto from the surface. To substantially preclude undesirable communication in the passageway between pressurized production fluid and pressurized rod control fluid, the rod structure is slidably carried within a specially designed seal structure including a cylindrical sleeve coaxially received in the offset passageway, and a sealing ring captively retained between the top end of the sleeve and an annular ledge formed in the passageway. The sealing ring functions to create a dynamic seal around the rod side surface and a static seal between the ring and the interior passageway surface.

Abstract: A hydraulic system is provided for an electronically controlled downhole testing tool. The tool operates on a pressure differential between the well annulus and a substantially atmospheric pressure dump chamber defined in the tool. Power passages communicate a power piston with the well annulus and the dump chamber. Normally closed electric solenoid control valves are disposed directly in the power passages to control fluid flow therethrough. A pressure regulator regulates the pressure differential across the electric solenoid control valves.

Abstract: A tubing retrievable safety valve, lockout tool and method of use are disclosed that are adapted to lock the valve open permanently and provide access to control line pressure by perforating the piston in the valve. The lockout tool comprises a track mandrel having a ramp slidably disposed beneath a punch that is adapted to penetrate the piston wall of the valve at a point adjacent to the control fluid annulus, thereby creating a protrusion adapted to lock the valve open and establishing fluid communication between the control fluid annulus and the valve bore.

Abstract: The invention discloses a multiple sample annulus pressure responsive sampler which allows the collection of samples at different time intervals and at different depth intervals in a wellbore. In one embodiment, the tool contains cylindrical housing means, a power piston, means for biasing the power piston, an oil case, an air case, valve means, valve activation means, and means for sampling the well fluid. In a second embodiment, the valve activating means includes energizing means for energizing an electric motor. In a third embodiment, a rupture disc is used in order to axially move the power piston.

Abstract: A reciprocating full flow tester valve is provided with a shock absorber and tolerance adjustment device for absorbing an impact between a power mandrel of the tool and an operating assembly of the tool. An improved hydraulic impedance system is also provided for providing a time delay in telescopingly collapsing movement of the tool when weight is set down on the tool to open the tester valve.

Abstract: A safety valve landing nipple selectively provides communication between a surface control line and the internal bore of said landing nipple by use of a rotary member. A rotary shifting tool is used to rotate the rotary member so that a cutting means shears the end of a shearable plug in the wall of the landing nipple, so as to provide communication between the surface control line and the internal bore of the landing nipple. A method of providing communication within a landing nipple between the surface control line and the internal bore of the landing nipple by use of the rotary shifting tool and a rotary shifting tool having a rotatable outer mandrel means, an inner mandrel means, a travel means and a diametrically retractable means.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining flow rates of well fluid constituents on a much smaller scale than with prior art equipment. Rather than testing the total fluid stream, a sample stream portion is diverted from the total fluid stream and tested. The sample fluid stream portion is separated into its various constituents, and the mass flow rate of each constituent is determined. The total mass flow rate of the total fluid stream is measured and compared with the total mass flow rate of fluid flowing through the sample stream portion, so the total flow rate of each constituent may be calculated.

Abstract: A modified end cap for a food or beverage thermoplastic container, which may be attached to a thermoplastic container sidewall without the necessity of flaring the thermoplastic sidewall of said container, which comprises: a suitable metallic end; and a metallic ring clip which is attached to the under portion of said end so that said ring clip can attach to the sidewalls of a thermoplastic container, the ring clip comprising: a first wall having a first edge and a second edge; a second wall having a first edge and a second edge, the second wall being positioned outside of and adjacent to the first wall; a third annular wall positioned substantially perpendicular to the first wall and the second wall, and having an inner and outer edge, where the inner edge is connected to the first edge of the first annular wall, and the outer edge is connected to the first edge of the second annular wall; a fourth annular wall having an inner and outer edge, where the inner edge is connected to the first edge of the second

Abstract: A food or beverage thermoplastic container, to which a metal end can be attached without the necessity of flaring the thermoplastic sidewall of said container, which comprises thermoplastic container side walls having an upper edge and a lower edge and a ring clip which is bonded to said upper edge of the thermoplastic container sidewall by some suitable adhesive, the ring clip comprising a first wall having a first edge and a second edge, a second wall having a first edge and a second edge, the second wall being positioned outside of and adjacent to the first wall, a third annular wall positioned substantially perpendicular to the first wall and the second wall, and having an inner and outer edge, where the inner edge is connected to the first edge of the first annular wall, and the outer edge is connected to the first edge of the second annular wall, a fourth annular wall having an inner and outer edge, where the inner edge is connected to the first edge of the second annular wall, and wherein the first and

Abstract: District heating pipes for potable water contain a polymer composition which comprises a butene-1 homopolymer, sterically hindered phenolic antioxidant, lauryl-stearyl thiodipropionate, nucleating agent, mineral filler coated with acid acceptor and pigment.

Abstract: A process is provided for producing cigarette filters which exhibit desired adhesion properties between the filter fibers, and which may be subjected to a substantially broader operating range during a temperature melt fusion step. A crystalline propylene polymer and a second crystalline polymer are mixed together, and the blend is extruded into fibers which are then heated to a temperature above the original melting point of the second crystalline polymer and below the original melting point of the crystalline propylene polymer. The fibers are twisted and/or crimped to effectuate desired adhesion between the fibers and are subsequently formed into filter rods which display greatly increased cohesiveness.

Abstract: District heating pipes for potable water contain a polymer composition which comprises a butene-1 homopolymer, sterically hindered phenolic antioxidant, lauryl-stearyl thiodipropionate, nucleating agent, mineral filler coated with acid acceptor and pigment.

Abstract: Hot melt adhesives with long open time and good cold metal bonding are made of blends of an at least partially crystalline copolymer of butene-1 and ethylene, an aliphatic, substantially non-polar resin, an antioxidizing agent and, optionally, microcrystalline wax.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for producing articles by stretch-forming or pressure-forming of thermoplastics in the solid crystalline phase which permits forming from a billet of given thickness articles of greater wall thickness than would be formed by stretch-forming or pressure-forming the clamped billets.

Abstract: A thermoplastic molding composition having high impact strength and improved oxidation stability composes a physical blend, in defined proportions, of polystyrene, a hydrogenated styrene-diene block copolymer and low density polyethylene, together with a process for preparing such compositions.

Abstract: Hot melt adhesives with long open time good bonding to cold metals are made of blends of a maleic anhydride modified copolymer of butene-1 and ethylene, an aliphatic, substantially non-polar resin, a antioxidizing agent and, optionally, microcrystalline wax, a block copolymer and atactic polypropylene.

Abstract: Films of low ether solubles content, satisfactory mechanical properties, and a greatly improved heat seal impact strength can be made from butene-1 polymers which are stereoregular, predominantly isotactic, thermoplastic elastomers (referred to herein as SEPB) and from blends of these polymers with conventional copolymers of butene-1 with small amounts of ethylene (PBE). Because of the low ether solubles content the films are useful for food and medical packaging.Films of low ether solubles content, satisfactory mechanical properties, and excellent heat seal impact strength are produced from SEPB and preferably from blends of SEPB with small amounts of polypropylene and, optionally, high density polyethylene or a crystallization nucleating agent.Mechanical properties of SEPB films are improved by addition of conventional PBE. Conversely, the heat seal impact strength of conventional PBE films is greatly improved and mechanical properties are synergistically improved by addition of minor proportions of SEPB.

Abstract: A package for blood and/or intravenous solutions which is nontoxic, autoclavable, retains its strength when dropped, sufficiently flexible and is of substantially reduced material cost which comprises an outer layer blend of propylene-ethylene copolymer and butene-1-ethylene copolymer, which is laminated to an inner layer blend of butene-1-ethylene copolymer and propylene-ethylene copolymer. The copolymers are random and the thickness ratio of the inner layer blend to the outer layer blend is 4:1.

Abstract: The impact strength of ignition retardant styrenic polymers is improved by incorporating a thermoplastic elastomeric radial block copolymer and a non-thermoplastic polydiene elastomer during the polymerization of the styrenic monomer.