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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2016
Vallourec Oil and Gas France, Aulnoye-Aymeries, FR;
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Arnaud Verleene, Saint-Saulve, FR;
Nicolas Baudin, Valenciennes, FR;
Cedric Vogt, Lille, FR;
Adil Jaafar, Aulnoye-Aymeries, FR;
VALLOUREC OIL AND GAS FRANCE, Aulnoye-Aymeries, FR;
NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Abstract
A threaded tubular connection for drilling or operating hydrocarbon wells contains a portion of a tubular element with a male end having an axis of revolution and provided with a first threading extending about the axis of revolution, the male end portion being complementary with a portion of a tubular element with a female end having an axis of revolution and provided with a second threading extending about the axis of revolution, the male and female end portions being capable of being connected by makeup, each of the male and female end portions further comprising a sealing surface with a metal-metal interference, wherein the threading and the sealing surfaces of the male and female end portions are coated with a metallic anti-corrosion and anti-galling layer wherein zinc (Zn) is the major element by weight. One of the metallic anti-corrosion and anti-galling layers is coated with a passivation layer and the other is at least partially coated with a lubricant layer.