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AssigneeCameron International Corporation
InventorsHaw Keat Lim, Yong Wee Lee, Sanjay Menon, Srivathsan Sudershan Vuruputoor
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Smart wellhead assemblies with sensors for detecting positions of components within the bores of the wellhead assemblies are provided. In some instances, the sensors can be used to detect one or more of landing, locking, or concentricity of hangers, packoffs, or other internal wellhead components within bores. In one example, a method of installing a hanger within a wellhead includes lowering the hanger within the wellhead and using one or more sensors to detect when the hanger is at a target location. The method can also include activating a locking mechanism of the hanger and using the one or more sensors to detect when the locking mechanism has secured the hanger within the wellhead. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
A method of installing a hanger at a target location within a wellhead, the hanger having a locking mechanism to secure the hanger within the wellhead, the wellhead having one or more sensors, the method comprising:
A method of installing a hanger or a packoff at a target location within a wellhead, the wellhead having one or more ultrasonic sensors, the method comprising:
An apparatus comprising:
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