Wells – Expansible anchor or casing – Liner hanger
Patent
1992-09-25
1994-07-12
Britts, Ramon S.
Wells
Expansible anchor or casing
Liner hanger
166237, E21B 2302
Patent
active
053279727
ABSTRACT:
The improved wellhead system includes a wellhead housing with an internal annular shoulder having a plurality of removed arcs to form an interrupted support shoulder. A casing hanger is provided with an external annular shoulder having a plurality of removed arcs which correspond with those on the wellhead housing. In a first orientation, the removed arcs of the casing hanger shoulder align with the arcs of the support shoulder in the wellhead housing to allow the casing hanger to pass through the wellhead housing or the wellhead housing to be lowered below the casing hanger. In a second orientation the remaining shoulder arcs of the casing hanger align with the support shoulder arcs to support the casing hanger. The casing hanger also includes a thread for attaching a tool whereby the casing hanger and casing attached thereto can be tensioned. An alternate embodiment of the improved wellhead system includes a wellhead housing with an internal support groove. A casing hanger with a contractible split ring allows the casing hanger to be suspended from the internal support groove of the wellhead housing. A ring compression tool which allows the contractible split ring to be compressed allows selective engagement of the casing hanger with the internal support groove of the wellhead housing. This feature allows the casing hanger to pass through the wellhead housing or the wellhead housing to be installed over the casing hanger.
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Hynes Joseph H.
Theiss David H.
Britts Ramon S.
Cooper Industries Inc.
Duke Jackie Lee
Kopecki Alan E.
Scott Eddie E.
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