Fmc Corporation

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Bashir M Koleilat

David E Cain

Henry Wong

Charles Edward Jennings

Neil C Crawford

Don B Wafer

Gerald Brian Swagerty

John R Herold

Martin L Samuels

Randy Elum

John Robert Herold

Michael R Williams

Harold Brian Skeels

Shiva P Singeetham

John N McIntyre

Alfred P Regitz

Stephen P Barrett

Ronald L Riess

Kendall E Keene

Thomas N Treue

A method and apparatus for installing a metal annular seal (54) between the outer rough surface of a casing member (11) which has had a portion thereof cutaway with a remaining portion projecting upwardly from the upper end of a casing head (12). A slip installation tool (18) mounted on the upper end of the casing head (12) carries a slip assembly which includes segmented slips (42), a bushing (22), and a cam member (42). The slip installation tool (18) secures the slips (40) about the outer rough surface of the casing (11) as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 with bushing (22) acting as a supporting base or foundation to oppose the forces from the camming action because of support from lock down screws (24). After mounting of the slip assembly about the casing (11), the installation tool (18) is removed, and the metal seal (54), formed of a relatively soft metal material, is mounted over the extending end of the casing (11). Positioning of the tubing head (50) on the casing head (12) as shown in FIGS. 14-16 deforms the metal seal (54) into metal-to-metal sealing relation between the outer rough surface of casing (11) and the inner frusto-conical sealing surface (96) of the tubing head (50).

Method and apparatus for sealing between casing and wellhead connector

According to the present invention, there is provided a device for guiding a tool on a string within a blow out prevention ('BOP') stack. In one embodiment, the device includes a top collar connected to a bottom collar by a shroud having a plurality of flexible members which bow outwardly from the collars, wherein the shroud covers a portion of the tool. An energy absorbing bumper is provided above the top collar to absorb structural impact caused by a blow out or other inadvertant pressure in a downhole application.

Tool protection guide

A retrieval tool for retrieving a back pressure valve and tree test plug (generally, a check valve) has a spear formed as a solid ring at the bottom with free fingers extending upward. The fingers are resilient and have protrusions adapted to engage a retrieval groove in the check valve. A wedge ring is provided on the tool body to positively lock the fingers in radially outward engagement with the retrieval groove. The wedge ring is fixed to the body by a shear pin so that upon a predetermined axial force the pin shears and releases the wedge ring allowing withdrawal of the tool assembly, if the check valve is stuck in a tubing hanger or coupling.

Retrieval tool for back pressure valve and tree test plug

A subsea wellhead tieback connector operatively used to connect to a marine riser pipe or a well conductor in a manner that that will not unthread or unloosen the joints of the riser pipe being unlocked. The tieback connector operates with a novel internal latching mechanism having a hydraulic piston, an inner body that stretches and deflects in a unique manner resulting in compression spring forces at two locations, an expanding lock ring, a threaded adjustment ring, and a reaction ring. During operation the tieback connector creates an enhanced mechanical advantage to originate a required pre-load force without the necessity of having to generate a large hydraulic force that would otherwise be needed.

Internally latched subsea wellhead tieback connector

Tool protection guide with energy absorbing bumper

A wellhead retrieval tool assembly for retrieving a check valve has a spear formed as a solid ring at the bottom with free fingers extending upward. The fingers are resilient and have protrusions adapted to engage a retrieval groove in the check valve. A wedge ring is provided on the tool body to positively lock the fingers in radially outward engagement with the retrieval groove. The wedge ring is fixed to the body by a shear pin so that upon a predetermined axial force the pin shears and releases the wedge allowing withdrawal of the tool assembly.

Wellhead retrieval tool assembly

The invention relates to apparatus for protecting wellhead bores during drilling operations, and more particularly to bowl protectors for preventing damage to wellhead bore seal surfaces as drilling equipment passes through the wellhead. The invention includes a bowl protector and a seperable false bowl for accepting a casing hanger, the bowl protector and false bowl being releasably connected together by shear pins.

Wellhead bowl protector

A stem-operated fire-resistant gate valve including an improved metal-to-metal stem backseat fusible ring assemblies for facilitating automatic stem backseating at pre-selected temperatures, spring enhancement of the backseating procedure, and an improved metal-to-metal gate seat.

Fire-resistant gate valve

A multi-purpose metal-to-metal seal system providing fluid-tight integrity at the area of contact between the seal element and the surface against which it bears, throughout wide variations in pressure and temperature, and especially during and following exposure to a fire atmosphere.

High-pressure fire-resistant metal seal

A test plug for use in pressure testing a Christmas tree and blowout preventer atop an oil or gas wellhead. The test plug includes a cylindrical body having an outer diameter slightly smaller than the bore of the wellhead, and a plurality of support dogs that fit into an annular groove in the wellhead to support the plug during pressure testing. The plug is landed on a relatively narrow shoulder in the bore of the wellhead and the dogs are then extended into the groove by vertical movement of a mandrel, thereby lifting the plug off the shoulder and securely supporting it in test position.

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Spring, TX, United States of America

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