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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2010
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);
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);
Vetco Gray Inc., Houston, TX (US);
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.