Wells – Above ground apparatus – Well caps or casing heads
Patent
1983-11-14
1986-04-15
Novosad, Stephen J.
Wells
Above ground apparatus
Well caps or casing heads
166 89, E21B 33047
Patent
active
045821321
ABSTRACT:
A wellhead expansion assembly for wells having a plurality of tubes carrying hot fluids into and out of a well. Thermal expansion of the tubing is a accommodated by provision of an expansion chamber for termination of each separate string of tubing. Expansion chambers are connected in series, female threaded end to male threaded end. A male end of a first expansion chamber is threadedly engaged with a wellhead donut while a terminal end of a last expansion chamber in the series is threadedly engaged with a cap.
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Anderson Glenn W.
Masters Odell C.
Chevron Research Company
Keeling Edward J.
Neuder William P.
Novosad Stephen J.
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