Abstract: A technique facilitates pressure application downhole by locking a ball in place to prevent it from unseating even if the pressure is bled off. A ball seat is constructed with a locking feature for effectively capturing and retaining the ball once the ball is seated in the ball seat under sufficient pressure. According to an embodiment, the ball seat may be mounted at a desired position along an internal flow passage of a well string component. The ball seat comprises a throat section which is formed of a ductile material arranged in a suitable structure to enable a desired deformation upon receiving the ball under sufficient pressure. As the ball is pressed into the throat section, the material of the throat section deforms and partially springs back to resist movement of the ball in the uphole direction, thus capturing the ball in both the uphole direction and the downhole direction.

Abstract: An extrudable ball seat (36) is configured to be secured along a well tubing (34). The extrudable ball seat (36) comprises a larger diameter section (42) and a smaller diameter (44) section connected by a conical section (46). The conical section (46) has an internal seating surface (48) for receiving a corresponding element, e.g. a ball (52), in sealing engagement. The extrudable ball seat (36) facilitates controlled extrusion of the element following a pressure actuation procedure by providing the smaller diameter section (44) with sufficient ductility to enable extrusion of the element under an increased predetermined pressure. Additionally, the extrudable ball seat comprises at least one notch (56), e.g. a plurality of grooves (58), positioned to initiate crack propagation and thus extrusion of larger elements.

Abstract: A technique facilitates pressure application downhole by locking a ball in place to prevent it from unseating even if the pressure is bled off. A ball seat is constructed with a locking feature for effectively capturing and retaining the ball once the ball is seated in the ball seat under sufficient pressure. According to an embodiment, the ball seat may be mounted at a desired position along an internal flow passage of a well string component. The ball seat comprises a throat section which is formed of a ductile material arranged in a suitable structure to enable a desired deformation upon receiving the ball under sufficient pressure. As the ball is pressed into the throat section, the material of the throat section deforms and partially springs back to resist movement of the ball in the uphole direction, thus capturing the ball in both the uphole direction and the downhole direction.

Abstract: An extrudable ball seat (36) is configured to be secured along a well tubing (34). The extrudable ball seat (36) comprises a larger diameter section (42) and a smaller diameter (44) section connected by a conical section (46). The conical section (46) has an internal seating surface (48) for receiving a corresponding element, e.g. a ball (52), in sealing engagement. The extrudable ball seat (36) facilitates controlled extrusion of the element following a pressure actuation procedure by providing the smaller diameter section (44) with sufficient ductility to enable extrusion of the element under an increased predetermined pressure. Additionally, the extrudable ball seat comprises at least one notch (56), e.g. a plurality of grooves (58), positioned to initiate crack propagation and thus extrusion of larger elements.

Abstract: The invention relates to a fluid control device (500) for treating a well, said device comprising: a piston (550) translatably mounted in said chamber (320) and releasable immobilization means (900) capable of rupturing, on which, in an initial state, one end (552) of the piston (550) comes into abutment and which, in an initial position, close the pipe associated with the annular space (350), the immobilization means (900) being releasable under the influence of the fluid pressure in the chamber (320) which is equal to the fluid pressure in the liner (100), a closure member (514) translatably mounted in said chamber (320), configured to open or close the communication pipe (316) with the inside of the casing (200), said closure member being, in the initial state, in contact with another end (554) of the piston (550) which holds it in the open position.

Abstract: The invention relates to a fluid control device (500) for treating a well, said device comprising: a piston (550) translatably mounted in said chamber (320) and releasable immobilization means (900) capable of rupturing, on which, in an initial state, one end (552) of the piston (550) comes into abutment and which, in an initial position, close the pipe associated with the annular space (350), the immobilization means (900) being releasable under the influence of the fluid pressure in the chamber (320) which is equal to the fluid pressure in the liner (100), a closure member (514) translatably mounted in said chamber (320), configured to open or close the communication pipe (316) with the inside of the casing (200), said closure member being, in the initial state, in contact with another end (554) of the piston (550) which holds it in the open position.