Assignee: Dril-Quip, Inc.

Location: Houston, TX
No. of patents: 80

Number	Title	Issue Date
8181701	Downhole tool with hydraulic closure seat A downhole tool 100 includes closure seats 116, 176 for seating with a closure, such as a ball. Shear pins or other connectors temporarily limit axial movement of each closure seat which is initially housed within a restricted diameter portion of the c...	05/22/2012
8151892	Wellhead conversion system and method Methods and systems relating to subsea wellhead orientation are disclosed. A system may include a wellhead with an orientation key on an outer surface and an opening on an inner surface and a Christmas tree attached to a guide tube having an orientation profile whic...	04/10/2012
7581596	Downhole tool with C-ring closure seat and method A downhole tool 100 includes a closure seat 116, 176 for seating with a closure, such as a ball. Shear pins or other connectors temporarily limit axial movement of the closure seat which is initially housed within a restricted diameter portion of the c...	09/01/2009
7503391	Tieback connector A tieback connector for attaching a riser to a subsea production assembly is provided. The tieback connector includes a main body adapted to be coupled to the subsea production assembly having a central passageway sufficiently large to pass an end of the riser strin...	03/17/2009
7467663	High pressure wellhead assembly interface A wellhead assembly with high pressure interface is provided. The wellhead assembly includes a tubing spool that connects the wellhead to a BOP and a casing hanger that is landed in the wellhead and connected thereto. The wellhead assembly further includes a gasket ...	12/23/2008
7395866	Method and apparatus for blow-out prevention in subsea drilling/completion systems A system and method for subsea drilling/completion. The system comprises a high-pressure riser extending from a semi-submersible platform to a subsea wellhead. A landing string extends along the insider of the riser, and has a surface blowout preventer and at least ...	07/08/2008
7331396	Subsea production systems A subsea production system is disclosed. The subsea production system may comprise a well head, a tubing spool, a tubing hanger, an annulus, a production tree, and a bypass flow path. ...	02/19/2008
7318479	Assembly for connecting a jumper to a subsea structure An assembly for connecting a jumper to a subsea structure. The assembly comprises a jumper connector attached to an end of the jumper that has a vertically disposed main body adapted for receiving a plurality of lines, which connect into a corresponding plurality of...	01/15/2008
7308902	Subsea valve assembly with replaceable fixed orifice insert The present invention is directed to an subsea valve assembly having a fixed orifice insert that can be removed and replaced using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The valve assembly includes a removable orifice insert holder and a threaded receptacle housing into...	12/18/2007
7284616	Selectively retrievable wear bushing for subsea or surface applications The present invention is directed to an assembly for installing and selectively retrieving a wear bushing in the bore of a subsea or surface wellhead. The assembly includes a bit sub, which is adapted for attachment to a drill string, a drill string adapter removabl...	10/23/2007
7219738	Inner riser adjustable hanger and seal assembly An inner riser adjustable hanger and seal assembly are provided for applying tension to a casing string secured at a lower end within a well and supported at an upper end by a wellhead housing. The wellhead housing has a locking member on an inner surface thereof. A...	05/22/2007
7195225	Rotary valve assembly The present invention is directed to rotary valve assemblies and, more particularly, to a rotary valve assembly for use in an oil and gas production system. The valve assembly comprises a movable actuator sleeve movable in response to hydraulic pressure and at least...	03/27/2007
7096956	Wellhead assembly with pressure actuated seal assembly and running tool A subsea well assembly includes a wellhead housing 50 having a cylindrical inner sealing surface and a tubular hanger 10 having a tapered external sealing surface. The running tool 30 includes a central stem 40 connected to the running st...	08/29/2006
7066267	Downhole tubular splitter assembly and method A splitter assembly 10 is positioned downhole within a conductor 50 for separating two or more tubular strings placed within the conductor. A splitter housing may include a first bore 26 and a second bore 28 for separating a first well fr...	06/27/2006
7040412	Adjustable hanger system and method An adjustable hanger system and related method connect a hanger to a wellhead, with a hanger supporting a tubular secured at its lower end in the well. The wellhead includes a housing 20 having a plurality of axially spaced support grooves 23, and a ha...	05/09/2006
7028777	Open water running tool and lockdown sleeve assembly A running tool 10, a lockdown sleeve 27, and a seal ring 24 are provided for axially fixing upward movement of a tubular hanger with respect to a subsea wellhead. The running tool 10 includes a tool latching and unlatching mechanism 51...	04/18/2006
7025360	Metal seal with corrosion resistant alloy overlay A composite metal sealing ring and method are provided for sealing between tubular members. First and second tubular members have first and second conical inner sealing surfaces. A metal sealing ring has corrosion-resistant inlays defining opposing conical outer sea...	04/11/2006
6988553	Horizontal spool tree wellhead system and method A horizontal spool tree wellhead system 10 utilizes a casing 18, 19 installed in a well bore and a wellhead housing 20 at the upper end of the casing. A spool 23 of the horizontal tree 22 is connected to the upper end of the wellhe...	01/24/2006
6969070	Split carrier annulus seal assembly for wellhead systems The seal assembly 10 seal between a subsea wellhead housing 12 and a casing hanger 16. A metal seal body 20 includes fingers 32 and 34 and one or more elastomeric seals 38. An upper seal body 64 may include thr...	11/29/2005
6966383	Horizontal spool tree with improved porting The horizontal spool tree assembly 10 controls fluid flow through a production tubing string 18 within a well. The horizontal spool tree assembly is adapted for use with a workover string for fluid communication with the tree assembly. The spool body	11/22/2005
6907932	Control pod latchdown mechanism A latchdown mechanism 11 latches a control pod 10 to a lower mounting plate 14 of a subsea tree. A receptacle housing 12 secured to subsea tree receives the control pod therein and has an interior latching surface 13 at an upper en...	06/21/2005
6824171	Riser connector A tubular connection 7 is provided for connecting an upper tubular member 10 with a lower tubular member 12. A radially movable latch body 20 is positioned outward of the tubular members. Outer load flanks 25 on the latch body are ...	11/30/2004
6805200	Horizontal spool tree wellhead system and method A horizontal spool tree wellhead system 10 utilizes a casing 18, 19 installed in a well bore and a wellhead housing 20 at the upper end of the casing. A spool 23 of the horizontal tree 22 is connected to the upper end of the wellhe...	10/19/2004
6761221	Slip assembly for hanging an elongate member within a wellbore A slip assembly carried about a liner for lowering into a wellbore includes a C-ring having an inner conical surface contracted about a matching outer surface of the liner and held in contracted position by disposal of its end closely within a recess in the member. ...	07/13/2004
6755254	Horizontal spool tree assembly A horizontal spool tree assembly 10 is provided for supporting a production tubing string 22 within a well below a BOP. The spool body 12 includes a laterally extending passageway 36 which is in fluid communication with a similar laterall...	06/29/2004
6739398	Liner hanger running tool and method The liner hanger running tool 120 includes improvements to the running tool release mechanism, the packoff bushing, and the packer setting assembly. The release mechanism may be operated hydraulically in response to fluid pressure, although the tool may also ...	05/25/2004
6729392	Tubing hanger with ball valve in the annulus bore A tubing hanger is provided for suspending a tubing hanger from a wellhead housing. The tubing hanger body includes a production bore and an annulus bore, a valve opening inlet port, a valve closed inlet port, and a hydraulically operated ball valve to selectively o...	05/04/2004
6722428	Apparatus for suspending a pipe within a well casing An apparatus suspends a pipe from the lower end of a tubular body positioned concentrically within an outer casing. Pockets are formed about the outer circumference of the body, each to receive a cone having an inner conical side adjacent the inner wall of each pock...	04/20/2004
6715555	Subsea well production system A tubing hanger positioned within the bore of a wellhead body has a vertical bore from which a tubing string may be suspended within a well bore. When the hanger is landed, a fluid passageway in the tubing hanger has one end in fluid communication with a passageway ...	04/06/2004
6712152	Downhole plug holder and method The plug holder sub 110 for being supported on a conveyance tubular temporarily supports a liner wiper plug 150, so that a pump down plug may land in the liner wiper plug and be supported from a generally tubular body 116 of the plug holder sub....	03/30/2004
6705615	Sealing system and method A sealing system for sealing with a generally cylindrical surface 52 of a tubular or another tool 50 includes an annular packer element 10, a wedge ring 60 having a substantially conical outer surface 62 configured to radially expa...	03/16/2004
6698712	Ball valve assembly The ball valve assembly 10 includes a valve body 12, a ball 14, a seat ring 30, a support ring 40, and an actuator sleeve 50 surrounding the ball and axially moveable within the valve body for rotating the ball between the open position and the closed pos...	03/02/2004
6698513	Apparatus for use in cementing an inner pipe within an outer pipe within a wellbore There is disclosed apparatus for use in cementing a liner within an outer casing, wherein a ball is lowered into a diverter and thus guided into a pocket in one side thereof to permit passage of a pump down plug into a lower wiper plug....	03/02/2004
6681860	Downhole tool with port isolation A retrievable hydraulically operated running tool 10, 50 is run in a wellbore to preform a desired downhole tool activation. The port closure member 14, 52 is movable with a tubular body 12 from a port isolation position to an open port position. A seat 1...	01/27/2004
6655456	Liner hanger system There is disclosed a system in which a liner is lowered into and landed within an outer casing. The casing includes a casing joint having upwardly facing landing shoulders formed about its bore, and the liner has a recess thereabout which receives a "C" s...	12/02/2003
6598680	Subsea wellhead equipment A wellhead apparatus which includes a spool for use in a horizontal tree and having a vertical bore therethrough, and a tubing hanger adapted to be lowered into and landed within the bore of the spool to suspend a tubing string on the lower end of the tub...	07/29/2003
6575238	Ball and plug dropping head There is disclosed a ball and plug dropping head which includes a housing having an inlet at its upper end and an outlet at its lower end, and passages extending downwardly within the housing at circumferentially spaced locations, each to receive a ball o...	06/10/2003
6293345	Apparatus for subsea wells including valve passageway in the wall of the wellhead housing for access to the annulus Apparatus is disclosed for use in drilling and completing a subsea well of the type in which a blowout preventer stack positioned on a floating rig is connected to the well by a drilling riser, and wherein the flow of well fluid between the tubing/casing ...	09/25/2001
6244347	Subsea well drilling and/or completion apparatus There are disclosed two embodiments of a subsea drilling, completion and/or workover apparatus which includes a spar buoy having a well therethrough, and a riser which extends through the well in the buoy for connection to the subsea wellhead during the d...	06/12/2001
6173782	Cable connector There are disclosed two embodiments of a connector for use in supporting a riser from cable which extend about sheaves intermediate the riser and a tensioning device located on a floating rig above a subsea wellhead to which the lower end of the riser is ...	01/16/2001

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Assignee: Dril-Quip, Inc.