Patents Represented by Attorney Marc H. Delflac
  • Patent number: 4224986
    Abstract: A divertor tool is disclosed for diverting a pump-down tool (PDT) along various branches of a pipeline. The diverter includes a flapper to redirect the PDT along an alternate conduit of a wye-section of the pipeline. The flapper is hydraulically operated by an actuation chamber at the lower end of the diverter. The entire diverter tool is capable of being installed in a side-pocket mandrel of the pipeline adjacent the wye-section using such standard oil field equipment as a kickover tool. The entire diverter is also easily removable for servicing using a standard kickover tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1980
    Assignee: Exxon Production Research Company
    Inventor: Robert H. Rothberg