Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Mid-seal for expandable connections
- Patent Title (中): 可扩展连接的中密封
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Application No.: US11191547Application Date: 2005-07-28
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Publication No.: US08177262B2Publication Date: 2012-05-15
- Inventor: Robert S. Sivley, IV , Gary W. Ward , Harris A. Reynolds, Jr.
- Applicant: Robert S. Sivley, IV , Gary W. Ward , Harris A. Reynolds, Jr.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Hydril Company LP
- Current Assignee: Hydril Company LP
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Osha Liang LLP
- Main IPC: F16L13/14
- IPC: F16L13/14

Abstract:
An expandable tubular connection includes a pin member and a box member. The pin member includes a pin thread formed on a small step and a large step and a first seal surface formed between the small step and the large step. The box member includes a box thread formed on a small step and a large step and a second seal surface formed between the small step and the large step. The pin thread and the box thread are wedge threads. Upon a selected make-up of the pin member with the box member a selected gap exists between the first seal surface and the second seal surface. The gap is selected such that, when plastically radially expanded by a selected amount, a seal is formed between at least a portion of the first seal surface and the second seal surface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070024053A1 Mid-seal for expandable connections Public/Granted day:2007-02-01
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