High pressure wellhead assembly interface
AssigneeDril-Quip, Inc.
InventorLarry Reimert
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Abstract
A wellhead assembly with high pressure interface is provided. The wellhead assembly includes a tubing spool that connects the wellhead to a BOP and a casing hanger that is landed in the wellhead and connected thereto. The wellhead assembly further includes a gasket that is disposed between opposing ends of the tubing spool and casing hanger. A connector engages the wellhead and tubing spool forcing the opposing ends of the tubing spool and casing hanger together, which thereby applies a compressive load to the gasket, which in turn forms a fluid tight seal therebetween.
Claims17
A wellhead assembly comprising:
- (a) a casing hanger landed in a wellhead;
- (b) a tubing spool disposed adjacent and above the casing hanger;
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- (c) a gasket disposed between opposing ends of the tubing spool and casing hanger.
A wellhead assembly comprising:
- (a) a casing hanger connected to a wellhead;
- (b) a tubing spool disposed adjacent to the casing hanger;
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- (c) means for sealing the tubing spool to the casing hanger;
- the sealing means disposed between opposing ends of the tubing spool and casing hanger.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.