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Integrated wellhead tubing string

US5435385A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 29, 1993
Grant dateJul 25, 1995
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Expiry dateOct 29, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B43/127
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

In one form of the invention, an integrated wellhead tubing string (100) having a reduced overall height is disclosed, comprising an integrated casing (104) having a first vertical bore (110) therethrough having a first inside diameter, a second vertical bore partially therethrough and having a second inside diameter, the second inside diameter greater than the first inside diameter, a first horizontal bore (108) therethrough in communication with the first vertical bore and a second horizontal bore (132) partially therethrough and in communication with the first vertical bore and positioned above and orthogonal to the first horizontal bore, a blowout preventer (106) comprising horizontally opposed, reciprocable rams disposed within the first horizontal bore, a production tee (128) formed by a threaded coupling (130) disposed on an outer surface of the integrated casing, the threaded coupling being in communication with the second horizontal bore, a stuffing box (134) disposed within the second vertical bore and a stuffing box cap (140) having an outside diameter substantially equal to the second inside diameter, the stuffing box cap disposed so as to extend partially into the seco…

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