Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for aligning a subsea tubing hanger
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Application No.: US18056401Application Date: 2022-11-17
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Publication No.: US12037866B2Publication Date: 2024-07-16
- Inventor: Eivind C. Eike Halvorsen , Leif Kvarme , Rune Woie
- Applicant: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
- Current Assignee: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
- Main IPC: E21B33/043
- IPC: E21B33/043
Abstract:
The invention relates to the alignment of a tubing hanger (14) when installed in a subsea wellhead (11). Sensors (39a,b; 40a,b) detect when the orientation is correct and send a signal to the surface to provide positive confirmation of correct orientation, before a XMT (15) is installed on the wellhead (11) and the HP riser (31) removed, etc.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230151709A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALIGNING A SUBSEA TUBING HANGER Public/Granted day:2023-05-18
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