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Severe service DRAG® choke valve delivers
precise wellhead pressure control with
superior life.
CCI has been solving severe service control valve problems in the oil and gas
industry for over 30 years. The CCI severe service choke uses a combination
Figure 1: Cutaway of Choke Disks Showing
Flow Path of proven DRAG ® velocity control technology and the best grades of
tungsten carbide material used in the industry to provide long trim life and
precise process control.
Velocity Control
Fluid velocity is the predominant factor in erosion. Erosion rates will vary as
a third-to-fifth power function of velocity (V 3 to V5). Example: erosion will
be reduced by a factor of between 8 and 32 if the velocity can be reduced by
a factor of two.
Stem Materials
CCI chokes utilize solid tungsten carbide trim. The plug is solid tungsten
carbide, not just carbide tipped. The disk stack provides for multi-stage
letdown and is made from solid tungsten carbide, an industry first. The seat
Plug
ring is provided with a tungsten carbide venturi, allowing for a controlled,
erosion resistant expansion into the choke outlet and downstream piping.
The CCI severe service choke is an engineered solution to the world’s most
difficult choke applications. CCI severe service chokes will make your
operation more profitable by dramatically reducing maintenance cost and
Disk eliminating lost production due to unscheduled shutdowns caused by failure
Stack
of conventional chokes.
Flexibility
In most cases, CCI can provide with the replacement higher capacity DRAG®
disk stack to accommodate the future depleted well conditions to allow for
increased flow rate at lower pressure drops while keeping the same choke
valve body and other components. For extreme cases where a larger trim is
required, CCI can provide with the replacement trim consisting of disk stack
(or PPC trim, drilled hole or ported cage), plug and the seat while keeping
the valve body and other components unchanged (see Figure 4).
Seat
CCI can provide retrofit trim for many other manufacturers’ chokes or
complete replacement chokes to fit existing piping configuration in case
Severe Service
Trim:
Solid tungsten
carbide multi-
stage DRAG ®
trim
PPC (Premium
Production
Choke) Trim:
Combined severe
service DRAG ®
and ported cage
CCI Choke Valve
trim
Ported Cage
Trim:
High capacity
solid tungsten
carbide trim
Bolted Bonnet
Easy Maintenance
Solid tungsten carbide plug, seat and disk stack to eliminate erosion
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and galling
8 Venturi seat transition assures smooth flow into valve outlet and piping
Low maintenance cost with quick change—trim. No trim parts are welded
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or screwed into the body
Same choke body can handle a variety of plug and disk stacks for
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variable wellhead conditions
CCI Choke Valve
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6 Table 1: Materials
Item Optional
2 Component Materials of Construction
No. Material
Duplex,
other
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Body 1 AISI 4130 alloys, and
inconel
5 inlays
1. The rated Cv for the severe service chokes will vary based on the process requirements
2. End connections are provided in ANSI and API
3. Consult factory
Figure 5: Jade Choke Valve with Electric Figure 6: Statoil Choke Valve with Stepper
Actuator for Unmanned Oil Platform Actuator
Throughout the world, companies rely
on CCI to solve their severe service
control valve problems. CCI has provided
custom solutions for these and other
industry applications for more than
40 years.