US 11,891,866 B2
Dampening the actuation speed of a downhole tool
Kevin Robin Passmore, Dallas, TX (US); Bruce Edward Scott, McKinney, TX (US); and James D. Vick, Jr., Mineral Wells, TX (US)
Assigned to Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed by HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC., Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/374,088.
Prior Publication US 2023/0014780 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. E21B 23/00 (2006.01); E21B 34/06 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 23/00 (2013.01) [E21B 34/06 (2013.01); E21B 41/00 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A downhole tool, comprising:
a first implement;
an actuator adapted to actuate the first implement in a first direction;
a biasing device adapted to actuate the first implement in a second direction, opposite the first direction;
a dampener adapted to slow an actuation speed of the first implement in the first direction, the second direction, or both wherein:
the dampener is or includes a guide rod assembly including a guide rod, and an orifice or an integral pressure relief member; or
the dampener is or includes a sleeve having a slot formed therein, and a guide adapted to engage the slot; and
a flow control device (“FCD”) including a flow sleeve and a second implement to which the first implement is connected;
wherein actuating the first implement in the first direction also actuates the second implement in the first direction to place the flow sleeve in a first configuration; and
wherein actuating the first implement in the second direction also actuates the second implement in the second direction to place the flow sleeve in a second configuration.