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A hydraulic choking device for use in controlling fluid flow from an oil or gas well, having an improved valve chamber and valve design to reduce parts\wear and facilitate repairs, wherein the chamber is provided with a cavity within the chamber passageway sidewall to which the fluids are initially

A hydraulic choking device for use in controlling fluid flow from an oil or gas well, having an improved valve chamber and valve design to reduce parts\wear and facilitate repairs, wherein the chamber is provided with a cavity within the chamber passageway sidewall to which the fluids are initially directed and wherein a ball nose plug is utilized as the valve gate to seal the valve.

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A hydraulic choking device to be installed on a high pressure fluid well member to control flow of fluids from the wells which comprises: (a) A choke housing assembly having: (i) A choke housing body provided with a passageway having an exit opening at one end and a ball nose plug entrance opening a

A hydraulic choking device to be installed on a high pressure fluid well member to control flow of fluids from the wells which comprises: (a) A choke housing assembly having: (i) A choke housing body provided with a passageway having an exit opening at one end and a ball nose plug entrance opening at its opposite end, the passageway being provided with a cavity in its sidewall perpendicular to the passageway, and provided with a shoulder stud perpendicularly attached to the housing body and having a fluid entry passageway opening into the housing body passageway directly opposite the cavity, the shoulder stud being attachable to the fluid well member for the fluid entry passageway to receive the well fluids, (ii) A wear sleeve assembly attached to the choke housing body passageway sidewall at the exit opening end and having an entry wear sleeve and a down stream wear sleeve, the entry wear sleeve having an outwardly flared opening to receive the fluids and direct them through the down stream wear sleeve which is also provided with a flared opening to receive the fluids and direct them through an opening of a ball nose plug seat; (b) An operator assembly having: (i) An operator housing assembly attachable to the choke housing body and having an operator rod channel alignable with the choke housing body passageway and extending through the operator housing assembly, wherein the operating housing assembly comprises an operator nose section screwed to the choke housing body and an operator body section attached to the operator nose section, (ii) An operator rod positioned in the channel and threading attached at one end to a threaded shaft, its opposite end extending toward the wear sleeve assembly, the operator nose assembly having a packing gland through which the operator rod passes in a sealing manner, wherein the operator nose assembly is provided with a weep hole located behind a packing gland to allow removal of any fluid which seeps past the packing gland, and (iii) A ball nose plug attached to the operator rod\s opposite end and extending toward the wear sleeve assembly, the plug having a ball nose shaped to sealingly seat in the ball nose plug seat when positioned therein, (c) A drive assembly having a drive means drivingly attached to the threaded shaft to rotate the shaft and cause the ball nose plug to advance or retract from the choke housing body passageway.