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Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015

Filed:

Oct. 22, 2010
Applicants:

James J. Howell, Houston, TX (US);

Mahesha Udipi, Houston, TX (US);

Mark Viator, Houston, TX (US);

Eugene Borak, Houston, TX (US);

David Comeaux, Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

James J. Howell, Houston, TX (US);

Mahesha Udipi, Houston, TX (US);

Mark Viator, Houston, TX (US);

Eugene Borak, Houston, TX (US);

David Comeaux, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:

Vetco Gray Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/22 (2006.01); E21B 33/08 (2006.01); E21B 33/068 (2006.01); E21B 17/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/20 (2013.01); E21B 33/08 (2013.01); E21B 33/068 (2013.01);
Abstract

A casing annulus remediation hose assembly having a hose with an inlet in selective fluid communication with a fluid supply and an exit connected to a nozzle. On the nozzle is an insertion tip for facilitating insertion and retrieval of the hose assembly in and out of an annulus in a wellhead assembly. The insertion tip has an outer annular flexible housing that is coaxially attached to the nozzle and spherical weighted members arranged in series in the housing. A cable extends coaxially from a downstream end of the nozzle and through each weighted member.


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