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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2016
Hydril Company, Houston, TX (US);
David Mutis Rueda, Houston, TX (US);
HYDRIL COMPANY, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A tubular connection comprising a longitudinal axis, a pin member comprising a distal pin end, a tapered pin thread having a constant pin taper angle αwith respect to the longitudinal axis, and a pin sealing surface located between the pin thread and the distal pin end, and a box member comprising a distal box end, a box sealing surface, and a tapered box thread having a constant box taper angle βwith respect to the longitudinal axis and located between the box sealing surface and the distal box end, and wherein the pin thread is configured to cooperate by make up with the box thread along a cooperating area, while having a radial thread interference between the pin thread and the box thread along at least part of the cooperating area, the pin sealing surface and the box sealing surface are configured to contact each other upon make-up in a sealing manner while forming a metal to metal seal, and the pin taper angle αis larger than the box taper angle β.