Barrier arrangement in wellhead assembly
US12084937B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 22, 2023 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B34/04
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A subsea wellhead assembly having an arrangement of primary well barriers provided in equipment that is located within the well and/or the wellhead housing is provided. The subsea wellhead assembly may include a tubing hanger positioned in or below a wellhead housing coupled to a subsea well, a tree cap fluidly coupled to the tubing hanger and disposed atop the wellhead housing, and a pair of master production valves configured to be selectively actuated from an open position to a closed position to shut in the subsea well, each of the pair of master production valves located within or below the wellhead housing.
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