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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2015
Tuboscope Vetco (France) Sas, Berlaimont, FR;
Romain Branly, Lille, FR;
Fabien Carrois, Valenciennes, FR;
Tuboscope Vetco (France) SAS, Berlaimont, FR;
Abstract
A threaded connection including first and second tubular components configured for exploration or operating a hydrocarbon well; the first tubular component including an external abutment, a male threaded connection portion extended by a non-threaded terminal portion defining an internal abutment at its axial end; the second tubular component including a female end defining at a free end a bearing surface forced against the external abutment, a female threaded connection portion made up with the male threaded connection portion and terminating in an internal shoulder forced against the internal abutment, an initial non-threaded portion connecting the female threaded connection portion to the internal shoulder, which includes a maximum radial interference locally forming a sealing surface located between the male threaded connection portion and the internal abutment, and located at a non-zero distance from the internal abutment, the distance being more than half of an axial distance of the terminal portion.