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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1992
Robert L Wilkins, Houston, TX (US);
Cooper Industries, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A flowline safety joint having a tubular member supported from a subsea tree structure, an elbow having a horizontal passage therethrough and a vertical passage extending upwardly from said horizontal passage, a stab-in male member having a leading end, a trailing flowline connecting end, a passage therein and terminating short of said leading end and a vertical opening in said male member communicating with said vertical passage through said elbow when installed within said horizontal passage, and a flat surface surrounding the opening of said vertical opening in said male member. A seal providing a metal-to-metal seal between the lower end of the tubular member and the flat surface on said male member, and a swivel member for connecting said elbow to said tubular member, said swivel member including an element increasing the downward loading of said tubular on said seal to control the loading of said male member at which it releases from said horizontal passage through said elbow.