Measuring and testing – With fluid pressure – Leakage
Patent
1977-12-05
1979-07-03
Queisser, Richard C.
Measuring and testing
With fluid pressure
Leakage
G01M 328
Patent
active
041596374
ABSTRACT:
A test tool and a method of testing is disclosed for testing for leaks in apparatus having a bore and a landing surface, such as blowout preventers, wellheads, casing hangers, and the like. The test tool is connected to pipe having a passage therethrough, which has a landing surface for landing on the landing surface of the bore, bypass passages automatically closed on landing and during testing, packing means for effecting a seal in the bore, a pressure relief valve and hydraulic passages communicating with the passage in the pipe, the packing means, and the relief valve which opens at a predetermined pressure. The packing is set either hydraulically, mechanically or by a combination thereof. The packing is set hydraulically by a piston and cylinder which are activated by hydraulic setting pressure in the passages and then hydraulic test pressure is released by the relief valve to the space above the packing for testing the apparatus. When the test tool is set mechanically, the packing is compressed by the weight of the test tool and the pipe into sealing position by downward movement of a portion of the body after landing, the hydraulic testing pressure then assisting and maintaining the seal.
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Lamb Raymond K.
Walker Stephen J.
Baylor College of Medicine
Queisser Richard C.
Roskos Joseph W.
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