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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2018
Applicants:
Yash Parekh, Houston, TX (US);
Yingqing Xu, Tomball, TX (US);
Ronnie Russell, Cypress, TX (US);
Barbara Pratt, Pearland, TX (US);
Inventors:
Yash Parekh, Houston, TX (US);
YingQing Xu, Tomball, TX (US);
Ronnie Russell, Cypress, TX (US);
Barbara Pratt, Pearland, TX (US);
Assignee:
BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/12 (2006.01); E21B 33/134 (2006.01); F16J 15/18 (2006.01); F16L 55/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/1208 (2013.01); E21B 33/12 (2013.01); E21B 33/134 (2013.01); F16J 15/18 (2013.01); F16L 55/11 (2013.01);
Abstract
An element including an undercut in the element extending from an innermost surface of the element radially outwardly into the element, and a pathway intersecting the undercut and extending from the undercut to an outermost surface of the element, the pathway fluidly connecting the outermost surface of the element to the undercut prior to setting of the seal.