Multicycle Circulating

Valve with Lock Module

Multicycle circulating valve with lock. Description
The multicycle circulating valve with lock
(MCVL) module is a reclosable circulating
and reversing valve.
Applying a predetermined number of
pressure cycles to the tubing opens the
valve. The MCVL cycles by the differential
pressure between the tubing and annulus,
Index section
and it is not dependent on pump rate.
The valve can be locked in the open or
closed position by using the lock module. When
the lock is engaged, the tool is insensitive to
pressure surges in the tubing and annulus.
Flow ports
Applying pressure to the annulus ruptures
a disc and disengages the lock module.
The model MCVL-E valve is rated to
68,950 kPa [10,000 psi] differential pressure,
and the model MCVL-G is rated to
103,425 kPa [15,000 psi].
Rupture disc
Lock mandrel
Applications
■ Fluid cushion displacement
(including nitrogen)
■ Spotting stimulation fluids and
then reclosing during acidizing
and testing
■ Reversing out recovered fluids
Benefits
■ Insensitive to pressure surges
in the tubing and annulus
Features
■ Reversing and circulating ports
■ 6- or 12-cycle index
mechanism
■ Unlimited opening and closing
cycles
■ Index system ensures valve
stays closed when tubing is
pressure tested

Multicycle Circulating Valve with Lock Specifications

Model MCVL-E AA/EAB MCVL-GAA/GAB
OD, mm [in] 127 [5] 79.4 [3.125]
ID, mm [in] 57.2 [2.25] 28.6 [1.125]
Pressure rating
Differential (psi [kPa] 68,950 [10,000] 103,425 [15,000]
Max. on annulus, kPa [psi] 103,425 [15,000] 137,900 [20,000]
Max. in tubing, kPa [psi] 103,425 [15,000] 137,900 [20,000]
Temperature rating, degC [degF] 177 [350] 191 [375]
Service H2S and acid H2S and acid
Length, m [ft] 1.89 [6.2] 3.17 [10.4]
Weight, kg [lbm] 158.7 [350] 95.2 [210]
Connection 31⁄2 IF or PH-6 2 3⁄8 Reg or PH-6

05-WT-019 January 2007

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