Temporary abandonment cap

Details Temporary abandonment cap Temporary abandonment cap

2005-01-25

2005-01-25

Walker, Zakiya (Department: 3672)

Wells

Above ground apparatus

Cap or head pivotably attached to tube or casing

C166S075130

Reexamination Certificate

active

06845815

ABSTRACT:
A temporary abandonment cap includes a body, a pressure-retaining top portion extending across the body and a plurality of locking pins coupled to the body and a single moveable handle, the locking pins being adapted to be moved from an engaged position to a disengaged position by movement of the single handle. The temporary abandonment cap is lightweight, reusable, and can be placed on and retrieved from an open pipe of a subsea well.

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International Search report (PCT/US03/01446), May 2003.

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