US 12,203,565 B2
Valve removal plug with quick latch connection
Detrick Garner, Tomball, TX (US); Paul Cody, Houston, TX (US); Nathan Burcham, Houston, TX (US); Melvin Medina, Spring, TX (US); and Kuber Sullad, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/116,498.
Prior Publication US 2024/0295278 A1, Sep. 5, 2024
Int. Cl. F16K 43/00 (2006.01); E21B 34/02 (2006.01); F16L 55/11 (2006.01)
CPC F16K 43/001 (2013.01) [F16L 55/1133 (2013.01); E21B 34/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A valve removal (VR) system for oilfield equipment, comprising:
a VR plug comprising a first surface and a second surface;
at least one bushing to be removably associated with the first surface, the at least one bushing to extend, at least partly, beyond the second surface of the VR plug, and the at least one bushing to contact an inner surface of a valve of the oilfield equipment and to prevent the second surface from contacting the inner surface of the valve; and
a guiding rod to be associated with the VR plug to support guidance of the VR plug through the valve of the oilfield equipment and to be disassociated from the VR plug to support removal of the guiding rod from the valve, with the VR plug remaining in the oilfield equipment.