Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC

Vetco Gray Inc.

Philip John Potter

David Lawrence Ford

Nicholas Peter Gette

Bulent Aksel

Joseph William Pallini, Jr

Chad Yates

Daniel Caleb Benson

Jeffrey Allen Raynal

James Sonnier

Noel A Monjure

Steven Wong

Chau Hoang

Ronnie Hampton

Callum Frieslick

Jan Siwak

Stephen Peters

Chijie Lin

Ashley Garibay

Glen J Hotchkiss

Jesus Sanmiguel

A tool assembly, a method and a system to be used in a downhole environment for downhole operations such as runs and retrieval of features are disclosed. A tool assembly include an outer tool profile, an inner matching profile, and a first interfacing surface. The inner matching profile is to be associated with an interfacing profile of a tool body and is to allow axial sliding for a first lock of the tool assembly to the tool body. A second lock is provided at a first shoulder-surface interface between the first interfacing surface and the tool body. The tool assembly is to be changeably associated with the tool body for use in the downhole operations.

Lock mechanism for bit run tool and replaceable blades

A downhole tool for transmitting rotation to a casing string includes a tool body having a bore extending from a first end to a second end. The downhole tool also includes a cam positioned within the tool body, the cam being axially translatable along an axis of the bore. The downhole tool further includes a recess, formed in an outer diameter of the cam. The downhole tool includes a locking mechanism, positioned at least partially within the tool body. The locking mechanism includes a tool key. The locking mechanism also includes a biasing member, the biasing member driving the tool key toward the retracted position.

Subsea casing hanger running tool with anti-rotation feature and method for rotating casing into complex and deviated wellbores

A system for forming a seal between wellbore components includes an annular seal having a first leg and a second leg, the first leg positioned proximate a first wellbore component and the second leg positioned proximate a second wellbore component, wherein upon activation of the seal, the first leg engages the first wellbore component and the second leg engages the second wellbore component. The system also includes an energizing ring adapted to activate the seal, the energizing ring extending into an opening of the seal to drive the first leg and the second leg radially outward relative to an axis of the seal. The energizing ring includes bumps positioned to align with respective grooves formed on both the first leg and the second leg, upon activation of the seal, the bumps transmitting an uphole force into components having an axial component and a radial component.

Locking energizing ring

A seal for sealing an annulus between an outer tubular wellhead member and an inner tubular wellhead member is described. The seal is an annular sealing ring that has a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart sealing ring grooves extending at least from a first end to a second end of the sealing surface of at least one of the wellhead members. When the seal is energized, fouling on the sealing surface is urged toward and then through the slot, axially away from the sealing surface.

Slotted metal seal

A wellhead assembly for use subsea includes a high pressure housing landed within a low pressure housing. The low pressure housing is an annular member that mounts into the sea floor and having an inner surface engaging the high pressure housing along a loading interface. Upper and lower sockets are formed along axially spaced apart portions of the outer surface of the high pressure housing. As the high pressure housing inserts into the low pressure housing, the high pressure housing sockets engage corresponding sockets formed along axially spaced apart sockets on portions of the inner surface of the low pressure housing. The sockets each have cylindrically shaped outer surfaces, and when engaged with one another define the loading interface. The sockets are strategically located on the upper and lower portions of the housings to maximize their distance apart.

Subsea wellhead stabilization using cylindrical sockets

A coupler having two degrees of axial freedom couples a hydro-pneumatic cylinder to a tensioner ring of a riser tensioner mounted to a platform. A post extends along an axis of the cylinder and an intermediate sleeve is disposed around the post to form a post annulus. An outer sleeve is secured to the tensioner ring and defines a cavity into which the post and intermediate sleeve are inserted so that an annulus is formed between the sleeve and the outer sleeve. The Outer sleeve is coupled to the intermediate sleeve so that the outer sleeve may pivot on the coupling between the outer sleeve and the intermediate sleeve relative to the intermediate sleeve. The intermediate sleeve is coupled to the post so that the intermediate sleeve may pivot on the coupling between the intermediate sleeve and the post relative to the post.

Tensioner cylinder connections with multiaxial degrees of freedom

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Philip John Potter