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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2023
Applicant:
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Miguel Alvarez, Guanajuato, MX;
Thomas Banditrat, Houston, TX (US);
Joshua Raymond Snitkoff, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/10 (2006.01); E21B 33/12 (2006.01); F16J 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/10 (2013.01); E21B 33/1212 (2013.01); F16J 15/0887 (2013.01);
Abstract
A seal includes a torque shoulder and a seal member complimentary to a concavity in the torque shoulder. A method for sealing a connection includes elastically deflecting a seal member, and contacting a torque shoulder with the seal member. The method further includes preventing further movement of a first component and a second component toward one another after contacting of the torque shoulder. A borehole system including a borehole in a subsurface formation, a downhole tool in the borehole, the tool including the seal described above.