Oil and gas

Awarded by East of England Energy Group in 2004, the Camcon Rolling Swing Valve has been developed for applications in the unfiltered fluids environment, in which its unique hardened roller attachment can be used to crush small solid particles.

The Rolling Swing Valve, based on the principles of ground-breaking Camcon binary actuating technology, utilises a catapult-like technology based on high power permanent magnets and a spring-loaded armature.

The current situation in directional drilling, for example, sees large amounts of energy fed from the surface to the drillhead. This, combined with the high pressures involved in such an operation, leads to slow reaction times and an unwelcome corkscrew effect.

As the Camcon Rolling Swing valve only uses power when switching from one state to another it consumes little energy and can be battery operated. The actuator is also so quick to react to instructions, even under high pressure, that the corkscrew effect is minimised.

Camcon’s valves can also prove useful beyond the drilling phase. Oils wells are often plugged because a single tributary becomes contaminated. Working with a oil and gas major operator, Camcon has designed a battery operated inflow control valve that allows tributaries to be opened and shut to identify which ones are contaminating the oil supply with water. These can then be permanently closed. It’s suggested that the valve will help operators recover up to 30% more of a well’s reserves.

Find out more aboue Camcon's application in the oil & gas industries here