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| Frames: | 200 |
| Dates: | August 98 |
| Details: | Cutaway of a float / flapper valve. This piece of machinery dropped into the drill pipe, and acts to prevent well-kicks or blow-outs by employing a flapping door which closes when flow direction reverses or a catastrophic change in pressure occurs. |
