Abstract: Provided is a clutch assembly, a SSSV, and a method for operating an SSSV. The clutch assembly, in one aspect, includes an output coupler housing, an input shaft, and an electromagnet coupled to the input shaft. In at least one aspect, the electromagnet is configured to axially translate the output coupler housing from a de-coupled state to a coupled state when the electromagnet is energized. The clutch assembly, in one aspect, further includes one or more grooves located in one of an outer surface of the input shaft or an inner surface of the central opening, and one or more engagement members located in the other of the inner surface of the central opening or the outer surface of the input shaft.

Abstract: A mechanical clutch allows for transfer of torque downhole that may avoid the need for a hydraulic electrical coil-driven piston. In one or more examples, an anti-rotation guide for a downhole clutch includes a guide track and a follower moveable along the guide track for guiding relative movement between an upper armature and a lower armature. The guide track includes an axially-extending portion terminating in a circumferential loop. The axially extending portion guides the upper armature into axial engagement with the lower armature in response to rotation of the input shaft. The circumferential loop thereafter allows rotation of the upper and lower armatures together in response to further rotation of the input shaft.

Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure relate to actuator assemblies for downhole tools. An actuator assembly comprises a ball screw; a ball nut disposed around the ball screw; a cam disposed around the ball nut; a rail disposed adjacent to the cam, the rail operable to stop rotation of the cam to extend the cam axially as the ball nut traverses the ball screw.

Abstract: An actuator of a downhole tool used in oil and gas exploration and production operations is operable to actuate a first implement in a first direction. A biasing device of the downhole tool is operable to actuate the first implement in a second direction, opposite the first direction. A dampener of the downhole tool is operable to slow an actuation speed of the first implement in the first direction, the second direction, or both. Actuating the first implement in the first direction also actuates a second implement of a flow control device (“FCD”) of the downhole tool, to which the first implement is connected, in the first direction, placing the FCD in a first (e.g., open) configuration. Actuating the first implement in the second direction also actuates the second implement of the FCD in the second direction, placing the FCD in a second (e.g., closed) configuration.

Abstract: Provided is a clutch assembly, a SSSV, and a method for operating an SSSV. The clutch assembly, in one aspect, includes an output coupler housing, an input shaft, and an electromagnet coupled to the input shaft. In at least one aspect, the electromagnet is configured to axially translate the output coupler housing from a de-coupled state to a coupled state when the electromagnet is energized. The clutch assembly, in one aspect, further includes one or more grooves located in one of an outer surface of the input shaft or an inner surface of the central opening, and one or more engagement members located in the other of the inner surface of the central opening or the outer surface of the input shaft.

Abstract: Provided is a clutch assembly, a SSSV, and a method for operating an SSSV. The clutch assembly, in one aspect, includes an output coupler housing, an input shaft, and an electromagnet coupled to the input shaft. In at least one aspect, the electromagnet is configured to magnetize the input shaft when the electromagnet is energized. The clutch assembly, in one aspect, further includes one or more grooves located in the input shaft and one or more engagement members located in the inner surface of the central opening of the output coupler housing.

Abstract: Provided is a clutch assembly, a SSSV, and a method for operating an SSSV. The clutch assembly, in one aspect, includes an output coupler housing, an input shaft, and an electromagnet coupled to the input shaft. In at least one aspect, the electromagnet is configured to magnetize the output coupler housing when the electromagnet is energized. The clutch assembly, in one aspect, further includes one or more grooves located in an inner surface of a central opening in the output coupler housing and one or more engagement members located in the outer surface of the input shaft.

Abstract: Provided is a retrievable choke insert. The retrievable choke insert, in one aspect, includes an outer housing including a central bore extending axially through the outer housing, an open end, a closed end, and one or more outer housing openings extending through an outer housing sidewall thickness, and a bore flow management actuator disposed in the central bore, the bore flow management actuator having one or more bore flow management openings extending through a bore flow management actuator sidewall thickness, the bore flow management actuator operable to convey subsurface production fluids there through.

Abstract: Provided is an ICD landing nipple. The ICD landing nipple, in one aspect, includes a housing having a passageway extending from a first end to a second end thereof, one or more housing openings extending through a housing sidewall thickness for access to a subterranean formation, and an isolated chamber located in the housing. The ICD landing nipple, in accordance with this aspect, may further include an actuator positioned within the isolated chamber, and one or more landing nipple magnets coupled to the actuator within the isolated chamber, the one or more landing nipple magnets configured to move from a first landing nipple magnet state to a second landing nipple state when the actuator moves from a first actuator state to a second actuator state, the one or more landing nipple magnets configured to magnetically coupled to one or more ICD insert magnets located in the passageway.

Abstract: Provided is a retrievable choke insert. The retrievable choke insert, in one aspect, includes an outer housing including a central bore extending axially through the outer housing, an open end, a closed end, and one or more outer housing openings extending through an outer housing sidewall thickness, and a bore flow management actuator disposed in the central bore, the bore flow management actuator having one or more bore flow management openings extending through a bore flow management actuator sidewall thickness, the bore flow management actuator operable to convey subsurface production fluids there through.

Abstract: Provided is a retrievable safety valve insert. The retrievable safety valve insert, in one aspect, includes an outer housing having a central bore, and a valve closure mechanism coupled to the outer housing proximate a downhole end of the central bore. The retrievable safety valve insert, in accordance with this aspect, further includes a bore flow management actuator disposed in the central bore, the bore flow management actuator configured to slide to move the valve closure mechanism between a closed state and an open state, and one or more safety valve insert magnets coupled to the bore flow management actuator, the one or more safety valve insert magnets configured to magnetically couple with one or more landing nipple magnets of a safety valve landing nipple to slide the bore flow management actuator and move the valve closure mechanism between the closed state and the open state.

Abstract: A subsurface tool adapted to extend within a wellbore includes an integrally formed single-component body that defines an external surface and an internal chamber isolated from the external surface. When the tool is subjected to one or more stresses, a stress concentration is created within a stress zone of the single-component body, the stress zone being adjacent the internal chamber.

Abstract: A safety valve for a wellbore can include a piston, a flapper valve, a flow tube, a series of outer magnets, and a series of inner magnets. The piston can displace the flow tube, which can operate the flapper valve. The series outer magnets can be attached to an outer wall of the piston. The series of inner magnets can be attached to a flow tube of the safety valve. The series of outer magnets and the series of inner magnets can be arranged in a non-alternating polarity pattern. The non-alternating polarity pattern can be ordered in such a way that a first force to decouple the series of inner magnets from the series of outer magnets is larger than a second force to recouple the series of inner magnets to the series of outer magnets.

Abstract: An actuator of a downhole tool used in oil and gas exploration and production operations is operable to actuate a first implement in a first direction. A biasing device of the downhole tool is operable to actuate the first implement in a second direction, opposite the first direction. A dampener of the downhole tool is operable to slow an actuation speed of the first implement in the first direction, the second direction, or both. Actuating the first implement in the first direction also actuates a second implement of a flow control device (“FCD”) of the downhole tool, to which the first implement is connected, in the first direction, placing the FCD in a first (e.g., open) configuration. Actuating the first implement in the second direction also actuates the second implement of the FCD in the second direction, placing the FCD in a second (e.g., closed) configuration.

Abstract: A subsurface tool adapted to extend within a wellbore includes an integrally formed single-component body that defines an external surface and an internal chamber isolated from the external surface. When the tool is subjected to one or more stresses, a stress concentration is created within a stress zone of the single-component body, the stress zone being adjacent the internal chamber.

Abstract: A subsurface tool adapted to extend within a wellbore includes an integrally formed single-component body that defines an external surface and an internal chamber isolated from the external surface. When the tool is subjected to one or more stresses, a stress concentration is created within a stress zone of the single-component body, the stress zone being adjacent the internal chamber.

Abstract: A sliding sleeve apparatus that has a flow inhibitor that slows the fluid flow between the interior passageway of the sliding sleeve and the well annulus to allow pressure equalization between the interior passageway of the sliding sleeve and the well annulus to occur prior to placing the sliding sleeve in a fully open position. The inhibited or restricted fluid flow reduces wear on the seals and other components of the sliding sleeve, which extends the operative life of the tool.

Abstract: A subsurface tool adapted to extend within a wellbore that includes an outer sleeve defining a first passageway; an inner sleeve disposed within the first passageway to form an annulus between the outer sleeve and inner sleeve; and a first annular diaphragm extending between the outer sleeve and the inner sleeve to fluidically isolate a first portion of the annulus from and a second portion of the annulus; wherein when the tool is in a first configuration, the first annular diaphragm is integrally formed with the inner sleeve and outer sleeve to form a single-component tool.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a sliding sleeve apparatus that has a flow inhibitor that slows the fluid flow between the interior passageway of the sliding sleeve and the well annulus to allow pressure equalization between the interior passageway of the sliding sleeve and the well annulus to occur prior to placing the sliding sleeve in a fully open position. The inhibited or restricted fluid flow reduces wear on the seals and other components of the sliding sleeve, which extends the operative life of the tool.

Abstract: A subsurface tool adapted to extend within a wellbore includes an integrally formed single-component body that defines an external surface and an internal chamber isolated from the external surface. When the tool is subjected to one or more stresses, a stress concentration is created within a stress zone of the single-component body, the stress zone being adjacent the internal chamber.