CAMERON GROVE VALVE & CAMERON BALL VALVES

In 1920, Harry Cameron and James Abercrombie founded Cameron Iron Works. Two years later, they invented the world’s first blowout preventer (BOP)—an innovation that not only revolutionized oil and gas safety standards but also became the foundation of one of the industry’s most iconic companies and brands.

Cameron Overview

Cameron GROVE side-entry ball valves are manufactured in a wide range of diameters and pressure classes. The valves are specified for transmission pipelines, pumping, compression and reinjection units, offshore platforms, onshore terminals, pig traps, measuring stations, and surge-relief skids. Split-body construction allows the use of forged materials in various grades of carbon steel, stainless steel, and high alloys, thus complying with the most severe service conditions.

As one of the most trusted valves in the petroleum industry, the CAMERON fully welded ball valve combines the strength of forged components with a lightweight and compact spherical design. CAMERON fully welded ball valves satisfy ASME/ANSI 150 to 2500 (PN 20 to PN 420) and API 2000 to 5000 standards. Made of forged steel to ensure uniform fine grain structure and toughness, they can be specified in sizes from 2” to 56” (50 mm to 1400 mm).

The distinctive design of the CAMERON fully welded ball valve gives it strength at reduced weight, as well as resistance to both pipeline pressures and stresses. The compact, spherical design also eliminates body flanges, reducing overall size and potential leak paths.

Features and Benfits of Grove Ball Valve

Replace Stem Seal
- In the unlikely event of a stem seal needing replacement, it can be accomplished safely with the valve in service. With the body cavity vented, all line pressure to the stem area also is vented. Please contact your sales representative to obtain maintenance procedures.Safeguard Downstream Work With the valve closed and the vent fitting open, the possibility of the line media reaching a work area is reduced.
Fire-Tested for Safety
- CAMERON fully welded ball valves can be supplied to API 6FA, API 607 and ISO 10497 standards. If industry standards change or customer requirements vary from the above, please contact your sales representative.
Stem Seals
- Delta seals and lip seals made of PTFE are incorporated in the upper stem area. PTFE is a low-friction, non-deteriorating material that is not subjected to rapid decompression explosion. Most valve sizes have a provision for the sealant injection to establish a secondary seal.
- Trunnion Mounted Ball Allows Low-Torque Operation Regardless of size or pressure rating, every CAMERON fully welded ball valve is trunnion mounted. High-strength forged stems are located in PTFE impregnated stainless steel bearings for smooth, accurate operations. Trunnion mounted stems absorb the thrust from line pressure, preventing excess friction between the ball and seats, so even at full rated working pressure, operating torque stays low.
Double Block-and-Bleed
- Whether in the fully open or fully closed position, pressure on each side of the ball is blocked from the body cavity by the seat ring. The body cavity can then be bled down or drained through the body port. When you block-and-bleed a CAMERON ball valve, the following can be accomplished:
Test Valve Integrity
- When the valve body is vented, the seat seal’s integrity is verified. This test can be performed with the valve open or closed. Valve performance can also be validated by verifying valve seat seal integrity.
Secondary Seat Seal
- The sealant injection system provides a fast, simple way of restoring tight shutoff if any foreign object should damage the sealing surfaces. The injection system can also be used for routine flushing of the seat ring area in services where this may be required.

GROVE Valve Overview

Established in 1934 by Marvin H. Grove, the Grove Regulator Co. Became a prolific contributor to the global valve industry. Over a six-decade period, Grove Regulator registered and patented hundreds of valve and regulator designs and serviced a wide range of projects—from World War II submarines and NASA space launches to rocket engine development and deepsea transmission lines.

Early successes in providing valves to the gas transmission industry set the foundation for the brand’s permanent presence in the oil and gas market. Cameron added the GROVE valve offering to its portfolio in 2005.

Market segments and applications

GROVE valves meet the frequent-cycling, high- and low-temperature, corrosive demands of gas processing applications with increased safety and operational efficiency.

■ Onshore operations—separation, wastewater disposal, tank battery, recovery, SAGD, and oil sands applications

■ Pipeline operations—transmission, emergency shutdown, pigging, and pump and compressor station applications

■ Liquid tank storage—tank storage isolation, custody transfer, metering skids, and loading and unloading applications

■ Offshore operations—production, separation, processing and compression, and storage, metering, and exporting

■ Subsea operations—fluid control and isolation for manifolds, flowlines, and risers

GROVE IST Integrated Seat Technology Ball Valves

The GROVE IST integrated seat technology ball valve meets and exceeds customer needs in critical applications—longer life span, small and lightweight footprint, high efficiency, and lower total cost of ownership.

The next evolution in trunnion-mounted ball valve design, the GROVE IST ball valve features a patented seat design that decouples ball flex and deformation from sealing performance. When pressure is applied to the valve, its integrated seat is energized, generating a reliable seal independent of ball deflection. While the valve is open, the patented spoiler in the counter seat diverts fluid and debris away from critical sealing areas, further increasing reliability. The GROVE IST ball valve also features a top entry design for streamlined, simplified inline maintenance that reduces overall downtime.

Stem
- Blowout-proof stem is backseated through the valve body
Body Construction
- Body cavity is isolated from the valve conduit when the valve is fully open or closed. This allows the body cavity to be vented to atmosphere or drained with the valve under pressure.
Forged steel construction
- Threaded and bolted design allows for combinations of end connections on the T3 and B3 models

Stanndard Features of the GROVE G4 Gate Valve

Size range: 4 in. through 60 in.
ANSI Classes: 150 – 1500
Full Port or Venturi (6″ or larger)
End Connections: Flanged, Weld, and Weld X Flange
Applications: Gas & Liquid
Stem protector
Stem downstop aligns gate in closed position
Life lubricated ball bearings
Stem packing with sealant injection
Floating parallel sided gate can’t stick, wedge, or gall
Floating spring loaded seats always in contact with the gate
Seat seal “O”-Rings plus metal to metal sealing
Fully round, through conduit opening
Suited for services requiring block bleed or double block and bleed

ISO 9001 Registered Quality System
API 6D, 598 and Q1
API 607 4th Edition – fire-tested for soft-seated quarter-turn valves
CE 0879 – certificate of approval in accordance with the requirements of the pressure equipment regulations 1999
ASME B16.34, B16.10
NACE MR01-75 (2002 Rev.) sulfide stress cracking-resistant metallic
Materials for oilfield equipment
CSA Z245.15 steel valves
ASME Section VIII Division 1 boiler and pressure vessel code
Canadian Registration Number (CRN)
ASTM A105, A350 LF2, A479 Type 316