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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2009
Applicants:
Jason Post Curtiss, Iii, Houston, TX (US);
Harris A. Reynolds, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jason Post Curtiss, III, Houston, TX (US);
Harris A. Reynolds, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/06 (2006.01); F16L 25/06 (2006.01); E21B 17/08 (2006.01); F16L 37/244 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/06 (2013.01); E21B 17/085 (2013.01); F16L 25/065 (2013.01); F16L 37/244 (2013.01);
Abstract
A riser joint connection includes a box connector having a box preload fixture, a pin connector having a pin preload fixture, at least one shear element configured to fit into at least one shear element cavity defined by a box connector shear groove in alignment with a pin connector shear groove, wherein the at least one shear element contacts load surfaces of the pin connector and the box connector.