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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2015
Vetco Gray Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Rockford Dee Lyle, Houston, TX (US);
Irving Jair Villasenor, Queretaro, MX;
Viviana Resendiz, Queretaro, MX;
Sergio Romero, Queretaro, MX;
VETCO GRAY INC., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A mechanical lockdown system for a subsea wellhead connector includes a lockdown member or plate that engages with a tie rod that is connected to the wellhead assembly. The lockdown system includes a support member that is permanently secured to an annular ring through which the tie rod passes. The lockdown system also includes a first handle and a second handle that are installed using a plunger or spring loaded system such that mechanical lockdown system can be easily moved from a lockdown open position to a lockdown engaged position as and when desired with minimal ROV interface.