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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Vallourec Oil and Gas France, Aulnoye-Aymeries, FR;
Inventors:
Steve Langford, Meudon, FR;
Pierre Martin, Meudon, FR;
Assignee:
VALLOUREC OIL AND GAS FRANCE, Aulnoye-Aymeries, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/00 (2006.01); E21B 17/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/006 (2013.01); E21B 17/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lifting plug for connection with a tubular member, the lifting plug including a body having an externally threaded portion, a flange at a first end of the body for engagement with a lifting device, and a grease collection groove interrupting at least a part of the externally threaded portion, the grease collection groove collecting and removing excess grease from the threaded portion during use.