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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2014
Applicant:
Cameron International Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Edward T. Thornburrow, Drighlington, GB;
Edward J. Thornton, Bickerton, GB;
Assignee:
Cameron International Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/14 (2006.01); E21B 23/02 (2006.01); E21B 23/01 (2006.01); E21B 33/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/14 (2013.01); E21B 23/01 (2013.01); E21B 23/02 (2013.01); E21B 33/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various tools for locking components in place within a wellhead housing are provided. In one embodiment, a system includes a lockdown tool having an inner body, an outer body coupled to the inner body, and a locking mechanism carried by the inner body. The locking mechanism can be selectively engaged by moving the outer body with respect to the inner body to secure the lockdown tool to the wellhead housing. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.