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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2014
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Joe E. Hess, Richmond, TX (US);
Andrew John Cuthbert, Spring, TX (US);
Ronald Wayne Courville, Richmond, TX (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/01 (2006.01); E21B 17/10 (2006.01); E21B 33/038 (2006.01); E21B 33/064 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/01 (2013.01); E21B 17/1007 (2013.01); E21B 33/038 (2013.01); E21B 33/064 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a subsea drilling operation, a riser isolation tool may be installed inside a marine riser between the subsea wellhead and the rig floor to provide a conduit having a higher pressure rating than the original riser itself. In some embodiments, the riser isolation tool includes a tubular body and, extending therefrom, a seal stinger sized to be slidably received in a receptacle seated in the wellhead. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.