Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and methods usable for connecting well equipment
- Patent Title (中): 可用于连接井井设备的设备和方法
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Application No.: US13694479Application Date: 2012-12-05
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Publication No.: US09228416B2Publication Date: 2016-01-05
- Inventor: David Wright
- Applicant: David Wright
- Main IPC: E21B41/10
- IPC: E21B41/10 ; E21B33/038

Abstract:
Systems and methods enable connection of, and are usable to connect, well servicing equipment to other well equipment, including wellheads, blowout preventers, and other well servicing equipment. The systems comprise connecting apparatus having a male connector and female connector. The male connector comprises an elongate body having an axial bore extending therethrough and a plurality of protrusions extending from the elongate body at an angle relative to the axial bore. The female connector can be adapted for connection with the male connector, wherein engagement between the male connector and female connector communicates the axial bore of the male connector with a bore of the female connector to define a flowpath for communicating a medium. The systems and methods enable the ability to connect or disconnect well equipment remotely without the need of a diver, an ROV, and without the need to bring the well equipment to the surface for disassembly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140151055A1 Apparatus and methods usable for connecting well equipment Public/Granted day:2014-06-05
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