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Adjustable choke

API 6A / ISO 14617 (adjustability arrow)
Drawn as
An angle body with a handwheel stem and a long diagonal arrow through the body (the ISO mark for "adjustable").
Meaning
Wellhead choke whose opening is set by hand or by an actuator (with an actuator it is a choke control valve, often HCV or PCV). Controls well rate and drops pressure from wellhead to manifold.
Variants
  • Actuated chokes carry a stepping actuator or an M motor
  • Some legends draw a bow-tie with a diagonal arrow
  • Choke position may be shown as % or 64ths
Tags
HCV · CH · PCV