Rotating control device for jackup rigs
US11619107B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 3, 2022 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B33/06
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A rotating control device includes a bowl housing with an inner aperture to receive a seal and bearing assembly. A plurality of hydraulically-actuated fail-last-position latching assemblies are disposed about an outer surface of the bowl housing to controllably extend a plurality of piston-driven dogs radially into a groove of the seal and bearing assembly. The seal and bearing assembly includes a housing, a mandrel disposed within an inner aperture of the housing, a first interference-fit sealing element attached to a bottom distal end of the mandrel, a plurality of tapered-thrust bearings indirectly mounted to the housing, a preload spacer disposed between top and bottom tapered-thrust bearings, a plurality of jam nuts to adjust a preload of the tapered-thrust bearings, and a lower seal carrier attached to the seal and bearing housing comprising a plurality of dynamic sealing elements that contact the mandrel.
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