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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 1991
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1990
Lionel J Milberger, Houston, TX (US);
Herman O Henderson, Jr, Houston, TX (US);
Stanley Hosie, Houston, TX (US);
Vetco Gray Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A subsea well having inner and outer tubular housings has features to reduce bending movement of the inner housing within the outer housing. The inner and outer housings have mating wedging surface axially spaced apart from each other. These tapered surfaces are spaced so as to cause the inner housing to wedge within the outer housing as it is lowered into place. A latch latches the inner housing to the outer housing once lowered into place. A sleeve of elastomeric material locates on the exterior of the lower extension of the inner housing. This sleeve extends downward a selected distance to prevent bonding of cement to the inner housing in this area. Part of the latch is mounted to a ring clamp that releasably mounts to the outer housing.