Downhole Interval Control Valves (ICVs)

Surface-actuated downhole flow control valves for selective control of production or injection

May 2000

First ICV installed: Norsk Hydro ASA^®, offshore Norway

>2,300

ICVs installed since 2000

Countries with ICV installations

Manage production or injection flow in multizone intelligent completions

Interval or flow control valves can be operated automatically, manually, or remotely as part of an intelligent completion. Used to control multiple zones selectively, they reduce water cut and gas cut, minimize well interventions, and maximize well productivity.

SLB provides on-off and multiposition annular and inline flow control valves for both producer and injector applications. Valves are available in a range of sizes (2 7/8 in, 3 1/2-in slim, 3 1/2 in, 4 1/2 in, and 5 1/2 in) and metallurgies to suit your reservoir parameters.

Our extensive track record in intelligent completions gives us the expertise in downhole flow control technology—including its applications, challenges, and solutions—to deliver a highly reliable and robust flow control portfolio.

Tubing-retrievable flow control (TRFC) valve specifications

	TRFC-HN	TRFC-LT	TRFC-HDM
Available sizes, in [mm]	2 7/8 [73] 3 1/2 [89] –	2 7/8 [73] – –	2 7/8 [73] 3 1/2 [89] 4 1/2 [114]
Number of positions	7 or 11	2 or 4	Up to 10
Working pressure, psi [MPa]	7,500 [51.7]	5,000 [34.5]	Up to 12,000 [82.7]
Max. equalization pressure, psi [MPa]	1,500 [10.3]	1,000 [6.9]	3,000 [20.7]
Max. flowing differential pressure, psi [MPa]	1,500 [10.3]	750 [5.2]	Up to 3,000 [20.7]
Operating temperature, degF [degC]	40–325 [4–163]	40–257 [4–125]	50–300 [10–148]
Max. flow rate, bbl/d 2 7/8-in valve 3 1/2-in valve 4 1/2-in valve	17,000 40,000 –	10,000 – –	17,000 35,000 60,000
Position change	Indexed	Direct position	Indexed