CPC E21B 34/125 (2013.01) [E21B 34/063 (2013.01); E21B 34/14 (2013.01); E21B 2200/08 (2020.05)] | 16 Claims |
1. A safety valve, comprising:
a housing having a bore;
a flow tube residing in the bore and configured to move telescopically within the bore;
an annular section between an inner surface of the housing and an outer surface of the flow tube;
a valve closure member, wherein the flow tube is adapted to shift the valve closure member between a closed position and an open position; and
a sacrificial material disposed in the bore and configured to prevent fluid flowing through the bore from entering the annular section.
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