Threaded tubular connection for casing
AssigneesVallourec Oil and Gas France, Nippon Steel Corporation
InventorsAnthony Foulogne, Pierre Martin
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AssigneesVallourec Oil and Gas France, Nippon Steel Corporation
InventorsAnthony Foulogne, Pierre Martin
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A threaded tubular connection includes a box member having a female external thread, a female internal thread, and a female intermediate sealing surface between the female external thread and the female internal thread, and a pin member having a corresponding male external thread, a male internal thread, and a male intermediate sealing surface, such that male threads interlock by thread engagement with female threads, and intermediate sealing surfaces form an intermediate metal-to-metal seal when the threaded tubular connection is made up. The box member includes a minimal outer diameter at the intermediate metal-to-metal seal location, the minimal outer diameter being smaller than respectively an external and an internal outer diameter respectively being located above the female external thread and the female internal thread.
A threaded tubular connection, comprising:
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