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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2011
Michael A. Lacheny, Magnolia, TX (US);
Wassee Syed, Houston, TX (US);
Saurabh Kajaria, Houston, TX (US);
Michael A. Lacheny, Magnolia, TX (US);
Wassee Syed, Houston, TX (US);
Saurabh Kajaria, Houston, TX (US);
T-3 Property Holdings, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A connector to secure a blow out preventer to a casing head of a well or wellhead or other tubing and a method of securing a blow out preventer to the well tubing utilizing the connector. The connector may be configured to secure the blow out preventer adapter to the well tubing and provide, within fifteen minutes, a seal operable to withstand ten thousand pounds per square inch of pressure. The connector may include both a hydraulically operated locking segment and a separate mechanical locking segment, and wherein both locking segments may be transitioned from a fully retracted position to a fully locked position within fifteen minutes. The connector may be configured to accommodate up to ten degrees of misalignment between the blow out preventer and the tubing.