Kvaerner Oilfield Products, Inc.

Kugerner Oilfield Products, Inc.

Michael John Miller

Ralph Anthony Alvarez

The invention relates to a slip type casing hanger assembly, having a hanger body with an annulus, a casing head disposed around casing for supporting and transferring weight of the casing string to the casing head. The slip type casing hanger assembly further includes (a) an adjustable isolation plate for sealing the annulus, further including a lower plate landing on a load shoulder, an upper plate adjoining the annulus, and a spacer separating the lower plate from the upper plates; (b) a plurality of fasteners for securing the spacer to the upper plate and the lower plate; (c) at least two slip segments, each comprising a plurality of teeth for engaging and suspend the casing string, with each slip segment having a top step and bottom step for engaging the hanger body; (d) at least one alignment ring for aligning the slip segments, and (e) locking apparatus for securing the isolation plate against the load shoulder.

Slip type casing hanger with integral high pressure isolation plate

The invention is an adjustable tubing hanger for suspending a tubular string from a wellhead. The adjustable tubing hanger has an upper body having a seal, a lower body attached to the upper body and the tubular string, a carrier assembly located between the upper body and the lower body providing at least one metal seal for an annulus, and a drive lock assembly attached to the lower body with a tension lock and numerous segments. Each segment has an outer diameter with a grooved profile forming a load bearing interlock for the drive lock assembly. The tension on the tubular string is adjustable depending on adjustments made to the interlock position of the grooved profile.

Adjustable tubing hanger assembly

A subsea wellhead with a tension latching system for a casing hanger or a tubing hanger, a tension latching system for hangers, and a method for adjusting the tension on a casing hanger or tubing hanger for subsea wells.

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Katy, TX, United States of America

Michael John Miller