Surface wellhead
US4938289A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 21, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B33/04
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A casing installation system usable with tubular casing having an upper end portion and a lower portion, for anchoring the upper end portion of the casing on an outer casing string secured to a wellhead having a housing, the wellhead housing being positioned at a fixed position over a well, said casing extending upwardly to the wellhead from a location in the well at which location the lower portion of the casing is landed, the upper end of the casing being terminated by a generally annular casing hanger secured to the casing, said outer casing string having an upwardly-facing shoulder, the system also having a locking ring located on the casing hanger and movable thereon in a direction towards the lower end portion of the casing, the locking ring having means for preventing its movement on the casing in a direction away from the lower end portion of the casing in response to a force exerted on the locking ring in said direction away from the lower end of the casing, the locking ring having a downwardly-facing shoulder engageable with the upwardly-facing shoulder on the outer casing string.
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