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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7699099 | Modified Christmas tree components and associated methods for using coiled tubing in a well A Christmas tree is used between production tubing elevation and flow line elevation. The tree has a lower portion, an intermediate portion, and an upper portion. The intermediate portion is positioned between the production tubing elevation and the flow line elevat... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7422070 | Casing mandrel with well stimulation tool and tubing head spool for use with the casing mandrel A casing mandrel for an independent screwed wellhead includes a pin thread adapted for engagement with a box thread of a well stimulation tool lockdown nut for securing the well stimulation tool against the casing mandrel top end. A well stimulation tool and a tubin... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7395867 | Hybrid wellhead system and method of use A hybrid wellhead system is assembled using a plurality of threaded unions, such as spanner nuts or hammer unions, for securing respective tubular heads and a flanged connection for securing a flow control stack to a top of a tubing head spool. The tubing head spool... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7322407 | Wellhead isolation tool and method of fracturing a well A wellhead assembly is provided including a casing and a tubular member mounted over the casing. A flange extends from the tubular member. A generally elongated annular member is provided in the tubular member. The generally elongated annular member has a first end ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314086 | Well operations system A wellhead has, instead of a conventional Christmas tree, a spool tree in which a tubing hanger is landed at a predetermined angular orientation. As the tubing string can be pulled without disturbing the tree, many advantages follow, including access to the producti... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314085 | Well operations system A wellhead has, instead of a conventional Christmas tree, a spool tree (34) in which a tubing hanger (54) is landed at a predetermined angular orientation. As the tubing string can be pulled without disturbing the tree, many advantages follow, includin... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7308943 | Well operations system A wellhead has, instead of a conventional Christmas tree, a spool tree in which a tubing hanger is landed at a predetermined angular orientation. As the tubing string can be pulled without disturbing the tree, many advantages follow, including access to the producti... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7296631 | System and method for low-pressure well completion A low-pressure wellhead system with tubular heads and mandrels secured independently using threaded unions. A casing mandrel is secured to a wellhead by a first threaded union. Likewise, a tubing head spool is secured to the casing mandrel using a threaded union. A ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7290612 | Apparatus and method for reverse circulation cementing a casing in an open-hole wellbore The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for reverse circulation cementing a casing in an open-hole wellbore. The apparatus includes a surface pack-off device, which has a housing defined by an upper section and lower section. A load bearing plat... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7237615 | Casing mandrel with well stimulation tool and tubing head spool for use with the casing mandrel A casing mandrel for an independent screwed wellhead includes a pin thread adapted for engagement with a box thread of a well stimulation tool lockdown nut for securing the well stimulation tool against the casing mandrel top end. A well stimulation tool and a tubin... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7207384 | Wellhead and control stack pressure test plug tool A test plug tool for use in testing a pressure integrity of a pressure control stack mounted to a wellhead, including a joint between a casing and a casing support in the wellhead. The test plug tool includes a test plug of an appropriate diameter used to pressure t... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204304 | Removable surface pack-off device for reverse cementing applications A removable surface pack-off device adapted for use in reverse cementing applications is provided. The device includes a housing adapted to be mounted between the ends of an inner casing and an outer casing at or near the surface of a well and at least one fluid pas... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7128143 | Externally activated seal system for wellhead A method and apparatus for a seal assembly for a unitized wellhead system for land or platform applications utilizes a friction grip technology to create maintainable metal-to-metal seals with finely-controlled contact stresses, lock-down casing and tubing hangers, ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7117945 | Well operations system A wellhead has, instead of a conventional Christmas tree, a spool tree (34) in which a tubing hanger (54) is landed at a predetermined angular orientation As the tubing string can be pulled without disturbing the tree, many advantages follow, including... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7111688 | Clamping well casings A clamp for clamping two concentric tubes, typically two concentric tubes in an oil or gas well. The clamp has two axially movable tapered components which can be pulled over one another in an axial direction to provide a contraction of internal diameter which grips... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7093660 | Well operations system A wellhead has, instead of a conventional Christmas tree, a spool tree in which a tubing hanger is landed at a predetermined angular orientation. As the tubing string can be pulled without disturbing the tree, many advantages follow, including access to the producti... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7066269 | Casing mandrel with well stimulation tool and tubing head spool for use with the casing mandrel A casing mandrel for an independent screwed wellhead includes a pin thread adapted for engagement with a box thread of a well stimulation tool lockdown nut for securing the well stimulation tool against the casing mandrel top end. A well stimulation tool and a tubin... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063160 | Non-orienting tubing hanger system with a flow cage In a subsea wellhead assembly, a tubing hanger in communication with the subsea well has a hanger port extending through its side. A diverter surrounds the tubing hanger and diverts well fluid transmitted from the hanger port around a portion of the tubing hanger. T... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7025133 | Multiple bore christmas tree outlet A large bore Christmas tree includes a production outlet that is split into multiple separate outlets, each controlled by a separate, standard sized valve and valve actuator. ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7013970 | Central circulation completion system A completion system comprises a christmas tree (10) mounted on a wellhead housing (11), a tubing hanger (12) landed in the tree or wellhead housing, the wellhead housing (11) being mounted on a casing string (100) and a tubing stri... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6991039 | Well operations system A wellhead has, instead of a conventional Christmas tree, a spool tree in which a tubing hanger is landed at a predetermined angular orientation. As the tubing string can be pulled without disturbing the tree, many advantages follow, including access to the producti... | 01/31/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6964306 | Manifold device and method of use for accessing a casing annulus of a well A manifold device connects in series between the wellhead and the outer casing of a well for providing access to the outer casing of the well without removing the wellhead. The device includes a tubular body for receiving the tubing string of the well therethrough. ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6920925 | Wellhead isolation tool A wellhead isolation tool and a wellhead assembly incorporating such a tool are provided. The wellhead assembly has an annular assembly coupled to a well. The annular assembly may include a casing head coupled to the well and a tubing head mounted over the casing he... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6915865 | Locking swivel apparatus with a supplemental internal locking mechanism A locking swivel apparatus is provided. The locking swivel includes an upper body portion having a counter bore about a cylindrical axis, a mandrel receivable in the counter bore, and a lower cap member threadably engaged with the upper body portion. The apparatus f... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6871708 | Cuttings injection and annulus remediation systems for wellheads A wellhead assembly has an inner wellhead that lands in an outer wellhead, the inner wellhead having first and second internal passages. Each passage has an upper opening at the outer surface of the inner housing and a lower opening at the inner surface. An external... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6834718 | Casing head connector with landing base A connector head, for transferring at least a portion of the load from an inner tubular body onto an outer tubular body, comprises a generally tubular connector head formed with a central bore through which the inner tubular body extends. The connector head has an i... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6725951 | Erosion resistent drilling head assembly A rotary drilling head assembly for a well bore, including an erosion resistant bowl apparatus. The bowl comprises a bowl member, the bowl member having a central receiving cavity configured to receive a rotary sealed bearing assembly, the bowl member having a disch... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6662868 | Clamping well casings A clamp for clamping two concentric tubes, typically two concentric tubes in an oil or gas well. The clamp has two axially movable tapered components which can be pulled over one another in an axial direction to provide a contraction of internal diameter ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6640902 | Nested stack-down casing hanger system for subsea wellheads A wellhead system for petroleum producing wells comprises a "stack-down" casing hanger configuration. In this stack-down system, the hanger for each successively smaller diameter casing string is landed or "nested" within the hanger for the next larger ca... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6516861 | Method and apparatus for injecting a fluid into a well An injection spool for use in the injection of a fluid, for example a slurry of drilling cuttings, into a subsea wellhead assembly has an outer housing having a central bore therethrough. The housing has a first end for connection to a wellhead assembly s... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6484807 | Wellhead assembly for injecting a fluid into a well and method of using the same A wellhead assembly comprises an outer housing having a central bore therethrough and an inner housing having a central bore therethrough secured in the central bore of the outer housing. The inner housing has a first end within the outer housing. A first... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6305473 | Vacuum extraction apparatus and process In its broadest embodiment, the invention contemplates an apparatus for multi-phase vacuum extraction and a method for using the apparatus. The apparatus primarily includes: a first substantially vertically oriented conduit having an upper end and a close... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6247535 | Orienting and locking swivel and method In a broad aspect, the invention is an orienting and locking swivel including: a locking ratchet housing having a longitudinal bore; a first tubular member partially disposed within the longitudinal bore of the locking ratchet housing; a second tubular me... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6176310 | Assembly for sealing the annulus between concentric cylindrical surfaces An assembly for sealing the annular space between the inner cylindrical surface of a tubular member and the outer surface of a cylindrical member having a separate upper and lower seal member each of which are sealably and translatably positioned on the c... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6092596 | Clamping well casings A clamp for clamping two concentric tubes, typically two concentric tubes 2,4 in an oil or gas well. The clamp has two axially movable tapered components 6,7 which can be pulled over one another in an axial direction to provide a contraction of internal d... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5971077 | Insert tree A subsea well has a an outer wellhead housing with a tree on an upper end and a tubing hanger landed in the bore of the tree. A tree cap lands on and is secured to the tree. The tree cap has a plurality of production and annulus valves and a dual-bore con... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5655603 | Mudline casing hanger mechanism incorporating improved seals and a detent mechanism for installation A mudline casing hanger mechanism is set forth which is particularly intended for use in installing multiple casings which are assembled from a jack-up rig at the surface to the mudline support system of the present disclosure. This utilizes multiple casi... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5511616 | Hydrocarbon recovery method using inverted production wells A method using an "inverted" production well for recovering hydrocarbons from a subterranean reservoir wherein the production wellbore has a substantially vertical, non-inverted portion with angle building to near 90°; an integral, substantially horizont... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5236037 | Unitized wellhead system There is disclosed a unitized wellhead system wherein each of concentric well strings are suspended within a well bore by means of individual hanger mandrels installed within the bore of a single wellhead housing.... | 08/17/1993 |
