Patents Assigned to E-Flow Control Ltd
  • Patent number: 12286856
    Abstract: A well system includes a local controller communicably coupled to a hydraulic diverter configured to control a well shut-in assembly at a well site operable to shut in a wellbore based on a command from the local controller or to shut in or open the wellbore based on a command from a control panel at or in a vicinity of the well site. The well system includes a remote controller located at a location remote from the local controller and the well site and configured to communicate a wireless signal to the local controller to initiate the command from the local controller. The well system includes the hydraulic diverter fluidly coupled to the well shut-in assembly. The hydraulic diverter is configured to, based on the command from the local controller, control the well shut-in assembly to shut in the wellbore and render the command from the control panel irrelevant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignees: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, E-FLOW CONTROL LTD
    Inventors: Michael Affleck, Tom Dixon
  • Publication number: 20240271501
    Abstract: A well system includes a local controller communicably coupled to a hydraulic diverter configured to control a well shut-in assembly at a well site operable to shut in a wellbore based on a command from the local controller or to shut in or open the wellbore based on a command from a control panel at or in a vicinity of the well site. The well system includes a remote controller located at a location remote from the local controller and the well site and configured to communicate a wireless signal to the local controller to initiate the command from the local controller. The well system includes the hydraulic diverter fluidly coupled to the well shut-in assembly. The hydraulic diverter is configured to, based on the command from the local controller, control the well shut-in assembly to shut in the wellbore and render the command from the control panel irrelevant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicants: Aramco Overseas Company UK Ltd, E-Flow Control Ltd
    Inventors: Michael Affleck, Tom Dixon