Subsurface Safety Equipment
Subsurface Safety Equipment
Subsurface Safety Equipment
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Subsurface Safety Equipment
Introduction
Halliburton safety systems can be used as total systems or as
subsystems in an overall safety installation. Halliburton
offers a full line of surface-controlled tubing-retrievable
subsurface safety valves as well as wireline-retrievable
subsurface safety valves, including both surface-controlled
and direct-controlled designs. Halliburtons expertise in
subsurface design extends to the entire safety system. This
knowledge is applied to develop and integrate surface-
controlled subsurface safety valves, surface safety valves, and
production automation equipment.
Halliburtons auxiliary equipment adds flexibility to your
safety system designs, surface hydraulic control panels,
pilots, relay valves, fusible plugs, and emergency shutdown
valves. Auxiliary equipment also provides the necessary
equipment for fully automated systems. In addition,
Halliburton provides system design, installation, and
maintenance for the life of your system.
Under API license, Halliburton can apply the API
monogram to 14A subsurface safety equipment and 6A
surface safety valves.
Selecting a Subsurface Safety Valve
The following criteria are offered as guidelines in
determining the selection of a subsurface safety valve (SSSV).
Reliability of Closure
The ability to close in a catastrophic situation is the most
important function of a subsurface safety valve. This
function protects and preserves human life, the environment,
and capital investments.
Economical Cost
Keeping costs down is attractive to both the manufacturer
and the operating company. Design simplicity promotes
lower cost and when properly applied, also enhances
reliability and long-life performance.
Versatility/Deliverability
Halliburton provides a full product line along with short-
term delivery. This translates into reduced inventory costs
and fewer problems in scheduling projects for the
operating company.
Additional Features
The customer should consider features that go beyond the
basic valve function. Although extra features can offer
advantages in certain applications, increased design
complexities can also mean more room for operator error or
potential leak paths. Review all functions to ensure that
reliability is maintained as the priorityand not sacrificed in
pursuit of secondary objectives.
Reliability
When designing subsurface safety valves, Halliburton
considers several factors, including:
Sealing elements
Debris isolation
Material selection
Loading considerations
Halliburton gives careful consideration to design
relationships when designing a new SSSV. Some important
reliability design features which are common to Halliburton
subsurface safety valves include:
Metal-to-metal flapper sealing (passing API
Specification 14A Class 1 and 2 testing without
resilient seal)
Flow tube isolation at both ends while utilizing
maximized spring force and piston area for enhanced
debris tolerance
Verification and testing is another area in which reliability is
critical. SINTEF, in its Phase III report Reliability of Surface-
Controlled Subsurface Safety Valves, suggests extensive
verification testing as another important way to ensure
reliability and performance.* They discuss important
elements that should be included in prototype testing.
*SINTEF Report STF75F89030, Reliability of Surface-Controlled
Subsurface Safety Valves. Phase III, Foundation for Scientific and
Industrial Research at the Norwegian Institute of Technology.
Subsurface Safety Equipment
In addition to normal API verification, Halliburton has
standardized an extended performance-based prototype test
program that follows SINTEFs suggested approach. Each
phase of the test is specially designed to verify the overall
valve durability. For example, the extended verification
testing of sand slurry environments consists of a minimum
of 120 slam closures against sand slurry as opposed to the
seven closures of an API 14A Class 2 test.
Understanding the importance of subsurface safety valve
reliability, both to safety and maintaining well production,
brings an increased emphasis to lifecycle cost for wells as
opposed to minimized purchase cost.
The final testimony to reliability is performance. The
Halliburton SP non-elastomer safety valve provides
superior reliability because it is specifically designed for
extended life applications in which ultimate reliability is
required. This valve has an unsurpassed track record with
no hydraulic failures reported anywhere in the world since
its introduction in 1990.
Guide to Tubing-Retrievable Subsurface Safety Valves
Applications WellStar
NE SP DepthStar
, R
, RQ
5,000 34 474
47.1 1196 3.70 94 5,000 34 474
3.97 101 10,000 68 948
2 7/8
4.56* 116
2.125 - 2.313 54 - 59 X, R, RQ
5,000 34 474
51.2 1300
4.65 118 5,000 34 474
4.74 120 10,000 68 948
4.91 125 10,000 68 948
3 1/2
5.03* 128
2.562 - 2.813 65 - 71 X, R,RQ
5,000 34 474
56.3 1430
5.20 132 5,000 34 474
5.37 136 10,000 68 948
5.62 143 10,000 68 948
4 1/2
6.62* 168
3.750 - 3.813 95 - 97 X, R, RQ
5,000 34 474
63.5 1613 6.73 171 5,000 34 474
6.97 177 7,500 51 711
*Slimline options
Subsurface Safety Equipment
NE Tubing-Retrievable Safety Valve
The Halliburton NE tubing-
retrievable safety valve is a single rod-
piston non-elastomer flapper valve
designed for general production with
enhanced reliability and long life. The
valve includes the non-elastomer
hydraulic actuator design from the
highly reliable SP line of safety valves.
Along with the metal-to-metal body
joints and closure mechanism, the
actuator places this valve in the
premium category while keeping costs
economical. The simple, compact
design enhances the valves overall
reliability and provides for trouble-free
operation.
Applications
General production completions
Hostile well environments
incompatible with elastomers
Features
Non-elastomer dynamic piston seals
Simple compact design
100% metal-to-metal well
containment in closed position
Positive debris barrier at both ends
of flow tube
No construction seals used in the
lockout and communication system
Unique flow tube construction
prevents debris from settling on top
of flow tube
Benefits
Most field-proven and reliable
hydraulic actuator in the industry;
dynamic and static seals
independently verified gas tight
Verified metal-to-metal flapper
sealing (no resilient seal required)
Critical components isolated from
well debris during production
Minimized potential leak paths
Optimal reliability
Ordering Information
Specify: tubing size, weight, grade, and thread;
casing size and weight; temperature and pressure
rating requirements; service (standard, %H
2
S,
%CO
2
, amines/other chemicals, chloride content,
etc.); setting depth; equalizing or non-equalizing;
nipple bore and profile type requirements;
necessity of API monogramming or other
certification requirements; special material
requirements, if applicable.
Part Number Prefix: 781LXE, 781LXA, 781HXE,
781HXA, 781HRE, 781HRA
H
A
L
2
2
0
9
3
Top of Tube Retracts
into Protected Annular
Space (Prevents Debris
Accumulation)
Single Rod-Piston
Flapper with Spherical
Radius Seal
Flow Tube Face Seat
Insert Valve Capability
NE Tubing-Retrievable
Safety Valve
NE Tubing-Retrievable Safety Valves
Tubing
Size
Maximum
OD
Internal
Packing Bore
Lock
Profile
Pressure
Rating
Length
in. in. mm in. mm psi kPa in. mm
2 3/8
3.63* 92
1.875 48 X
5,000 34 474
47.9 1216 3.70 94 5,000 34 474
3.97 101 10,000 68 948
2 7/8
4.56* 116
2.125 - 2.313 54 - 59 R
, X
5,000 34 474
51.4 1305 4.65 118 5,000 34 474
4.91 125 10,000 68 948
3 1/2
5.03* 128
2.562 - 2.813 70 - 71
X, R, RQ,
RPT
5,000 34 474
56.1 1425
5.20 132 5,000 34 474
5.38 137 10,000 68 948
5.62 143 10,000 68 948
4 1/2
5.965* 151
3.750 - 3.813 95 - 97
X, R, RQ,
RPT
7,500 51 711
57.5 1460
6.62 168 5,000 34 474
6.73 171 5,000 34 474
6.97 177 7,500 51 711
*Slimline options
Subsurface Safety Equipment
SP Tubing-Retrievable Safety Valves
The Halliburton SP tubing-retrievable safety valve is a
single rod-piston non-elastomer flapper valve designed for
hostile environments and extended life applications where
ultimate reliability is required. Potential leak paths within
the valve are minimized with the single rod-piston design.
The piston achieves a metal-to-metal seal at its uppermost
and lowermost positions to seal well pressure from the
control system.
The SP valves incorporate flappers using spherical radius
sealing surfaces that help greatly improve seal reliability.
The spherical radius design provides full metal-to-metal
sealing integrity.
For applications where either the OD or ID is restrained, the
SP valves incorporate the award-winning Halliburton
contoured flapper. OD/ID relationships are improved by the
contoured flapper design that helps provide superior metal-
to-metal sealing when compared to other forms of curved
flapper technology.
Applications
For applications requiring ultimate reliability and
longevity such as high-temperature, high-pressure
completions, subsea completions, or hostile well
environments
Features
Non-elastomer dynamic piston seals
Metal-to-metal static seal at upper and lower piston
positions
Metal-to-metal body joints
Flow tube fluted guide
100% metal-to-metal flapper
Concentric thrust bearing
Wiper ring on upper flow tube
Clean-out ports in flow tubes upper end
Internal exercise profile
Flow tube shock absorber
Metal-to-metal face seat at flow tube downstop
Setting depths to 9,000 ft
Benefits
Unsurpassed reliability of hydraulic actuator; dynamic
and static seals independently verified gas tight
Control line isolated from well fluids by metal-to-metal
seal with valve in closed position
Hydraulic system isolated from well pressure by metal-
to-metal seal with valve in open position
Metal-to-metal thread sealing and self-locking capability
Fluted guide provides maximum debris protection,
allowing fluids to enter and exit during valve operation
No wear by torsional effects of a helical spring
Critical components isolated from well debris with valve
in open position
Area above flow tube free of solids buildup
Flow tube can be manipulated by slickline
Protected from high flow rate slam closures
Ordering Information
Specify: tubing size, weight, grade, and thread; casing size and weight;
temperature and pressure rating requirements; service (standard, %H
2
S,
%CO
2
, amines/other chemicals, chloride content, etc.); setting depth;
equalizing or non-equalizing; nipple bore and profile type requirements;
necessity of API monogramming or other certification requirements; special
material requirements, if applicable.
Part Number Prefix: 78oo
Retainer
Non-Elastomer
Dynamic Seal
Back-Up Ring
Piston
Metal-to-Metal Static
Seal Isolates Piston
Chamber from Well
Pressure
Cap
Piston Rod
H
A
L
2
2
0
9
4
H
A
L
2
2
0
9
5
Metal-to-Metal Static
Seal Isolates Control
Line from Well Fluids
Back-Up Ring
Non-Elastomer
Dynamic Seal
Seal Retainer
Valve OD
Piston Rod
Single Rod-Piston (Valve Open)
Single Rod-Piston (Valve Closed)
Subsurface Safety Equipment
Single Rod-Piston
MTM Body Joints
H
A
L
1
5
1
8
3
Relieved ID
Cleanout
Ports
Wiper
Ring
H
A
L
2
2
0
9
6
Piston Rod
Adjusting
Lock Nut
Retainer
Ring
Spring Shock
Absorber
Concentric
Thrust Bearing H
A
L
8
3
1
5
Insert Valve Capability
Internal Exercise
Profile
T Flow ube Fluted
Guide
Flapper with Spherical
Radius Seal
Flow Tube
Face Seat
Debris Protection
Flow Tube
Shock Absorber/Travel
Compensator
SP Tubing-Retrievable
Safety Valve
SP
Tubing-Retrievable Safety Valves
Tubing
Size
Maximum
OD
Internal
Packing Bore
Pressure
Rating
in. mm in. mm in. mm psi bar
2 3/8 60.33 3.62 - 3.97 91.95 - 100.84 1.875 47.63 5,000 - 10,000 345 - 690
2 7/8 73.03 5.41 - 5.49 137.41 - 139.44 2.313 58.75 7,500 - 20,000 517.5 - 1380
3 1/2 88.9 5.03 - 5.86 127.76 - 148.84 2.313 - 2.813 58.75 - 71.45 5,000 - 20,000 345 - 1380
4 1/2 114.3 7.35 - 7.57 186.69 - 192.28 3.25 - 3.813 82.55 - 96.85 5,000 - 15,000 345 - 1034
5 1/2 139.7 7.69 - 8.38 195.33 - 192.28 4.437 - 4.750 112.70 - 120.65 5,000 - 12,500 345 - 862
6 5/8 168.3 8.75 222.25 4.875 123.83 11,500 793
7 177.8
8.90 - 9.60 226.06 - 243.84 5.750 - 6.000 146.05 - 152.39 5,000 - 10,000 345 - 690
8.38 - 8.52 212.9 - 216.4 5.750 - 5.875 146.05 - 149.23 5,000 - 6,000 345 - 414
9 5/8 244.5 11.75 - 12.02 298.5 - 305.3 8.375 - 8.500 212.7 - 215.9 5,000 345
Subsurface Safety Equipment
DepthStar
compatible designs available for no-go nipples. Additional sizes available upon request.
Note: Packing bore sizes apply for upper and lower bores when one size indicated.
*Includes sliding sleeve device
Subsurface Safety Equipment
Hydraulic Control Lines
Halliburton provides the accessory
equipment to complete any surface-
controlled subsurface safety valve
(SCSSV) installation.
Halliburton control lines are available
in a variety of sizes and materials for
SCSSVs. Control lines are assembled on
reels filled with fluid and pressure-
tested. Reel spools are designed so
pressure can be applied at any time
during running to check the integrity of
the control line. Halliburton offers
hydraulic control lines made from two
different manufacturing processes that
conform to ASTM specifications: (1)
seamless, and (2) welded and sunk.
Seamless
Tubing is fabricated from a solid rod.
The process involves forcing a mandrel
or punch through the solid rod to form
a tube. The continuous lengths
available from this process are limited.
Welded and Sunk
Tubing is fabricated from flat stock. The
process involves rolling the stock into a
cylinder and welding the seam. Once in
tube form, it is drawn through a die to
achieve the proper OD. This process is
considerably less costly than the
seamless method and yields lines
available in continuous lengths with no
butt-welded connections.
Optional single and dual lines with
protective encapsulation are available.
The material is suitable for use in most
annular fluids. Encapsulation protects
lines from damage during installation
and simplifies the running process. The
dual-encapsulated line is used with
balanced SCSSVs or injection wells in
which multiple lines are required. As an
option, a protective cable between two
control lines is available. Single-
encapsulated lines have no cable;
however, a protective cable on either
side of the control line can be ordered.
Installation
Control lines are attached to subsurface
controls with appropriate tube fitting
and pressure-tested before running into
the wellbore. Line spools are hung in
the derrick, and control line is paid out
as tubing is run.
Applications
For surface-controlled subsurface
safety valves
Features
Different lengths of control line in
continuous coil
Wide variety of materials offered:
stainless, Monel, and alloy 825
Control lines are offered in various
encapsulated options
All control lines conform to ASTM
specifications
Lines are available in other sizes
on request
Benefits
Wide assortment for almost
every need
Monel is a registered trademark of Huntington
Alloys.
Control-Line Tubing
Control-Line Protectors
Safety Valve
Landing Nipple
H
A
L
1
0
7
5
0
Typical Surface-Controlled
Subsurface Safety Valve
Installation and Accessories
Subsurface Safety Equipment
Control-Line Protectors
Halliburton offers two types of control-line protectors,
both designed to provide maximum control-line
protection. The first type of protector is a unique design
that combines a steel outer shell and a resilient inner liner.
The second type is all metal, which provides full over-the-
coupling protection for virtually any size ESP cable, bare
tube, or encapsulated bundle configuration. The all-metal
protector is also available for mid-joint applications.
A variety of channels that can accommodate a combination
of bare control lines and/or dual encapsulated control line
is offered for each of the protectors.
Both types of protectors use a tapered pin lock to provide
maximum gripping force. The tapered pin lock can be
installed by hand and driven to the locked position by a
pneumatic hammer or a manual hammer tool.
Control-Line Tubing
OD Wall Thickness
Material Type
in. mm in. mm
1/4 6.35
0.049 1.24 316L Seamless
0.049 1.24 316L Welded and Sunk
0.065 1.65 316L Seamless
0.045 1.14 Monel
400 Seamless
0.049 1.24 Monel 400 Seamless
0.049 1.24 Alloy 825 Seamless
0.049 1.24 Alloy 825 Welded and Sunk
0.065 1.65 Alloy 825 Seamless
0.065 1.65 Alloy 825 Welded and Sunk
Monel is a registered trademark of Huntington Alloys.
Ordering Information
Control-Line Protectors
Specify: tubing size, casing size, and weight; control line size; number of control lines;
if encapsulated, specify shape and dimensions.
Ordering Information
Control Lines
Specify: size (OD, wall thickness, and length); seamless or welded and sunk; single or
dual; encapsulated with or without stress cable; material (304L SS, 316L SS, AISI 1010
Alloy, Monel, Alloy 825).
Part Number Prefixes: 22SMSseamless Monel, 22SXXwelded and sunk, 22SSS
seamless stainless steel, 22SNSAlloy 825
Subsurface Safety Equipment
Storm Choke
Safety Valves
Storm Choke safety valves are subsurface-controlled valves
that are actuated by changing well conditions. They are
available in velocity-type and tubing pressure-type
(ambient) models.
Velocity-Type Safety Valves
Storm Choke
J Safety Valves
Halliburton Storm Choke J safety valves are velocity-type,
wireline-retrievable valves that are normally opened, direct-
controlled valves. These valves operate on a spring-loaded,
flow bean, pressure-differential principle and are designed
for high-volume wells. A through-conduit design lessens
turbulence and the possibility of sanding-up after closing. A
detent mechanism provides a positive snap action closure at
the predetermined disaster rate of the valve. A metal-to-
metal ball and seat assembly is used for the primary closure
mechanism seal.
When the valve is operating, a spring holds it off its seat until
the well flow reaches a predetermined rate. When the
pressure differential across the bean exceeds the spring force,
as a result of a rupture in a flowline or the surface equipment,
the valve is designed to close and shut the well. To reopen, the
valve pressure must be fully equalized either by applying
pressure in the tubing from the surface or by running a prong
to allow equalization from below. When pressure is
equalized, the spring will open the valve automatically.
Applications
High-rate wells
Ideal for deep-set applications
Wells with no provisions for surface-controlled valves
Features
Detent mechanism
Metal-to-metal ball and seat assembly
Through-conduit design
Benefits
Positive snap-action closure
Through-conduit design lessens turbulence and
sand-fouling problems
Run and set by standard wireline methods
Adaptable to any Halliburton lock mandrel
Can be located in any Halliburton landing nipple
Note: Direct-controlled subsurface safety valves close only
under predetermined conditions. In many cases, surface-
controlled safety valves are preferable.
Lock
Mandrel
Landing
Nipple
Equalizing
Sub
Top Sub
Piston
Spring
Spacer(s)
Detent
Mechanism
Bean
Ball and
Seat
H
A
L
8
5
3
7
Storm Choke
J Safety Valve
Subsurface Safety Equipment
Velocity-Type Safety Valves (Ball-Type Closure)
Nominal
Size
Compatible
Lock Mandrel
OD
ID
Without Bean
Top Thread
(Box)
in. mm in. mm in. mm
1 1/4 31.75
1.250 S 1.190 30.23 0.380 9.65 3/4-16 UNF
1.250 X
K Safety Valves
Halliburton Storm Choke K safety valves are ambient-type,
wireline-retrievable valves with the largest flow area of all
direct-controlled safety valves on the market. They are ideally
suited for high-volume, low-pressure wells. These valves are
normally closed and precharged with a set dome pressure.
When the wells flowing pressure drops below the
predetermined dome-pressure charge due to a rupture in
flowline or surface equipment, the dome pressure and main
valve spring close the valve, shutting in the well below the
earths surface. This valve contains a detent mechanism to
provide a positive snap-action closure at the predetermined
disaster rate of the valve. Its bore is not restricted by a flow
bean. The valve is designed to resist pressure surges. A metal-
to-metal poppet valve and seat comprise the valves primary
closure mechanism.
The K valve is ideal for protecting wells with declining
bottomhole pressure. This valve closes in situations where a
pressure decline would not activate a valve with a flow bean.
To reopen the valve, the operator must fully equalize pressure
either by applying pressure in the tubing from the surface or
by an equalizing prong. The valve will reopen when the
tubing pressure acting on the internal piston area overcomes
the dome charge.
Applications
Wells with declining bottomhole pressure
High-volume, low-pressure wells
Wells with no provisions for surface-controlled valves
Features
Poppet closure
Large ports with capacity for high-volume wells
Designed to resist pressure surges
Benefits
Installed and retrieved under pressure by wireline
methods
Adaptable to any Halliburton lock mandrel
Can be located in any Halliburton landing nipple
Lock Mandrel
Equalizing Sub
Top Sub
Valve Piston
Spring
Rod
Valve Body
Detent Mechanism
Dome Pressure
Chamber
H
A
L
2
2
0
9
9
Storm Choke
K Safety Valve
Subsurface Safety Equipment
Ambient Safety Valves (Poppet-Type Closure)
Nominal
Size
Compatible Lock
Mandrel
OD ID
Top Thread
(Box)
in. mm in. mm in. mm
1 1/2 38.10 1.500 X