Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wellbore seal energizing ring with retaining feature
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Application No.: US14930140Application Date: 2015-11-02
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Publication No.: US10233711B2Publication Date: 2019-03-19
- Inventor: Robert Jen-Yue Du , Dinesh Narayan , Durai Balaji , David Lawrence Ford , Baozhi Zhu , Krishnanand Anandan , Kendra Limbrick
- Applicant: Vetco Gray Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: VETCO GRAY, LLC
- Current Assignee: VETCO GRAY, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Hogan Lovells US LLP
- Main IPC: E21B33/04
- IPC: E21B33/04 ; F16J15/08

Abstract:
A wellhead assembly includes an outer wellhead member having a bore and an inner wellhead member located in the bore, defining an annular pocket between the outer and inner wellhead members. A sealing assembly is located within the annular pocket, the sealing assembly having an annular seal and an energizing ring. The energizing ring engages inner and outer legs of the annular seal to push the inner and outer legs into sealing engagement with the inner and outer wellhead members. A retainer nut is threadingly attached to the free end of the outer leg of the sealing assembly. Mating grooves are located on one of an inner diameter of the retainer nut and an outer diameter of the energizing ring and mating protrusions located on the other. The mating protrusions mate with the mating grooves to prevent relative axial movement between the energizing ring and the annular seal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170122058A1 Wellbore Seal Energizing Ring with Retaining Feature Public/Granted day:2017-05-04
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