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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2008
Filed:
May. 06, 2005
Applicant:
Dustin Dean Gass, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Dustin Dean Gass, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Hydril Company LP, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A conversion apparatus comprising a first plate and a second plate. The first plate comprises at least one coupling mechanism, and the second plate comprises at least one coupling mechanism. The first plate is configured to couple with a blow-out preventer (BOP) body. The second plate is configured to couple with the first plate a bonnet assembly. A lock ring groove is formed in one of the first plate, the second plate, and between the first plate and the second plate.