Wellhead assembly
US5992527A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B34/04
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A wellhead assembly in which an in-line tree (10) is landed within a wellhead housing (3). The in-line tree has a vertical production through bore (11), two hydraulically or electrically controllably in-line valves (13A, 13B) in the vertical production bore, and a lateral bore (16) leading from the vertical production through bore. A horizontal tree (20) having a vertical through bore (23) is landed on the wellhead housing (3) so that the in-line tree (20) is within the vertical bore. The horizontal tree has a lateral bore (24) which is aligned with the lateral bore (16) of the in-line tree. The in-line tree (10) can be run in and retrieved through the horizonal tree (20). Alternatively the horizontal tree (20) can be removed from the wellhead housing (3) without a BOP if the in-line valves (13A, 13B) are closed.
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