US 11,753,906 B2
Ball seat release apparatus including sliding shear sleeve
Abdolreza Gharesi, Southlake, TX (US); Alan Tancel Jackson, Frisco, TX (US); Richard Paul Noffke, Frisco, TX (US); and Stephen Maddux, Carrollton, TX (US)
Assigned to Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Dec. 22, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/131,442.
Prior Publication US 2022/0195843 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. E21B 34/14 (2006.01); E21B 23/03 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 34/142 (2020.05) [E21B 23/03 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A ball seat release apparatus, comprising:
a shear sleeve, the shear sleeve having a recess pocket located along a portion of an inner surface thereof, the shear sleeve further including a downhole shoulder configured to engage with a shoulder in a crossover sub the shear sleeve is configured to slide within; and
a ball seat body slidingly engaged within the shear sleeve, the ball seat body configured to move from a first linear position to a second linear position in relation to the shear sleeve, and further wherein a shear feature releasably couples the ball seat body with the shear sleeve, the ball seat body including:
a longitudinal fluid passageway;
a ball seat located in the longitudinal fluid passageway;
one or more first fluid bypass ports coupling the longitudinal fluid passageway and an exterior of the ball seat body, the one or more first fluid bypass ports located on a first side of the ball seat; and
one or more second fluid bypass ports coupling the longitudinal fluid passageway and the exterior of the ball seat body, the one or more second fluid bypass ports located on a second opposing side of the ball seat.