Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Seal system and method
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Application No.: US12669561Application Date: 2008-05-19
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Publication No.: US08347966B2Publication Date: 2013-01-08
- Inventor: Dennis P. Nguyen , Thomas E. Taylor
- Applicant: Dennis P. Nguyen , Thomas E. Taylor
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
- Current Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Fletcher Yoder, P.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2008/064153 WO 20080519
- International Announcement: WO2009/014795 WO 20090129
- Main IPC: E21B33/00
- IPC: E21B33/00 ; E21B23/00

Abstract:
A system in some embodiments includes a system, having a seal assembly, including an inner energizing ring, an outer energizing ring, a load ring disposed between the inner energizing ring and the outer energizing ring, a sealing element, and a lock ring. Further other embodiments provide a method of sealing, including rotating an inner energizing ring in a direction to move the inner energizing ring in a first axial direction to seat a seal, rotating an outer energizing ring in the direction to wedgingly engage and set a lock ring in a radial direction, and rotating a load ring in the direction to move the load ring in a second axial direction to set the lock ring.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100193195A1 SEAL SYSTEM AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2010-08-05
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