A valve assembly includes a valve body and an opening extending through the valve body along a longitudinal axis. The valve assembly also includes a valve member arranged within the opening, the valve member being movable, along the longitudinal axis, between an open position and a closed position. The valve assembly includes an upper seal positioned to seal against at least a first portion of the valve body. The valve assembly includes a lower seal positioned to seal against at least a second portion of the valve body, wherein both the upper seal and the lower seal travel with the valve member as the valve member moves between the open position and a closed position.

Methods, computing systems, and computer-readable media for determining flow control device settings. The method may include obtaining data representing flow rates for a plurality of flow control devices; determining total molar rates for a plurality of flows through pipe segments associated with each of the flow control devices based on the obtained data; determining initial flow control device constraints based on the total molar rates for the plurality of flow control devices; determining that one or more wellhead constraints would be violated based on the flow control device constraints; determining adjusted flow control device constraints that result in the satisfaction of one or more wellhead constraints or constraints of others of the plurality of flow control devices; determining an adjusted flow rate based on the adjusted device constraints that satisfy the wellhead and the flow control device constraints; and executing a computer-based instruction to set one or more wellhead settings and flow control device valve settings based on the adjusted flow control device constraints.

An embodiment includes a spool that may expand and contract to ease removal and addition of components to an oilfield manifold.

A choke valve includes a choke body and a choke trim disposed within the choke body. The choke trim also includes an insert defining a plurality of positive beans and a plate defining an aperture. The plate is configured to contact and to rotate relative to the insert to cover and uncover the plurality of positive beans to adjust a fluid flow through the choke valve.

An apparatus, a system, and a process are used for regulating a wellhead control mechanism. The apparatus is configured to control an actuation of a wellhead control mechanism by moving a moveable body of the apparatus between a first position and a second position. In the first position, a valve actuator is actuatable. In the second position, the valve actuator is physically interfered from actuating. Additionally, in the second position, the wellhead control mechanism cannot be actuated and is held in either an open, a partially open or a closed position. A system may directly control the actuation of the wellhead actuation mechanism.

Electro-responsive hydrogel particles are flowed into a first wellbore formed in a subterranean formation. An electric circuit is established between the first wellbore and a second wellbore formed in the subterranean formation. An electric current is applied through the electric circuit, thereby exposing the electro-responsive hydrogel particles to an electric field and causing at least one of swelling or aggregation of the electro-responsive hydrogel particles to form a flow-diverting plug within the subterranean formation. Water is flowed into the first wellbore to increase hydrocarbon production from the second wellbore.

A choke valve is coupled to a Christmas tree on a wellhead. A smart module is coupled to the choke valve. A hydraulic control is coupled to the smart module and the choke valve. The hydraulic control unit hydraulically actuates the choke valve. A first sensor is attached upstream of the choke valve and a second sensor is attached downstream of the choke valve. The first sensor measures an upstream pressure and the second sensor measures a downstream pressure. A controller is coupled to the smart module and the hydraulic control unit. The smart module receives the upstream pressure, the downstream pressure, and well data to generate commands to adjust a choke size of the choke valve corresponding with a required production rate of a well. The controller manages a transmission of hydraulic pressure from the hydraulic control unit to actuate the choke valve based on the generated commands.

A valve system including a hydraulic pressure actuated valve in the borehole, a first control line extending into the borehole and operatively connected to the valve, a controller at a surface location and operatively connected to the first control line, the controller configured to meter a selected volume of hydraulic fluid into the first control line to actuate the valve to a specific position. A method for controlling inflow including metering a specific volume of actuation fluid, injecting that metered volume of fluid into a control line, and causing a valve to reposition to a specific position due to the metered volume of fluid injected thereto. A borehole system including a borehole in a subsurface formation, a valve system operatively connected to the borehole.

An insertable flow meter assembly includes a flow measuring device configured to be inserted into a flow passage of a receiving structure. The flow measuring device is configured to enable determination of a flow rate of fluid through the flow passage, the flow measuring device is formed as a single continuous structure, and an outer cross-section of at least a portion of the flow measuring device is configured to be substantially the same as an inner cross-section of the flow passage. The insertable flow meter assembly also includes an end cap configured to engage an exterior surface of the receiving structure and to couple to the receiving structure at an end of the flow passage. The end cap is configured to block movement of the flow measuring device out of the end of the flow passage.

A flow control module includes an inlet hub coupled to a first flow passage having a first flow bore, a flow meter associated with the first flow bore and positioned for top-down fluid flow, a choke disposed in a second flow passage having a second flow bore, the second flow passage coupled to a distal end of the first flow passage, and an outlet hub coupled to a distal end of the second flow passage, the outlet hub facing in a different direction from the inlet hub.