A valve assembly for selectively permitting fluid flow through shunt tubes

Abstract

A valve assembly for controlling fluid flow through shunt tubes disposed in a wellbore is provided. The valve assembly includes a tubular body, a valve member, and an actuation system. The tubular body includes a shunt tube port fluidly coupling a shunt tube uphole of the tubular body and a second shunt tube downhole of the tubular body. The valve member includes a valve port and is disposed within a bore intersecting the shunt tube port. The valve member is positionable in a first angular position and a second angular position. In the first angular position, the valve port is aligned with the shunt tube port. In the second angular position, the valve port is misaligned with respect to the shunt tube port. The actuation system is coupled to the valve member and is configured to position the valve member in the first angular position and the second angular position.

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