US 2022/0090718 A1Published application

Connector assemblies for connecting tubulars and related methods

AssigneeTransocean Sedco Forex Ventures Limited

InventorsJohn Kozicz, Craig McCormick

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Abstract

Some connector assemblies include a female connector having a sidewall extending between first and second ends to define an interior channel, the sidewall having a cylindrical inner surface, and a plurality of lugs extending from and disposed circumferentially along the inner surface, and a male connector having a sidewall extending between first and second ends to define an interior channel, the sidewall having a cylindrical outer surface, and a plurality of lugs extending from and disposed circumferentially along the outer surface, wherein the male connector is configured to be coupled to the female connector such that the sidewall of the male connector is received through the first end of and into the interior channel of the female connector, and at least one of the lugs of the male connector is disposed between at least one of the lugs of the female connector and the second end of the female connector.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A connector assembly for connecting a first tubular to a second tubular, the connector assembly comprising:

a female connector having:
a sidewall extending between a first end and a second end to define an interior channel, the sidewall having a cylindrical inner surface, the second end configured to be coupled to the first tubular;
and
a plurality of lugs extending from and disposed circumferentially along the inner surface;
and
a male connector having:
a sidewall extending between a first end and a second end to define an interior channel, the sidewall having a cylindrical outer surface, the second end configured to be coupled to the second tubular;
and
a plurality of lugs extending from and disposed circumferentially along the outer surface;
wherein the male connector is configured to be coupled to the female connector such that:
the sidewall of the male connector is at least partially received within the interior channel of the female connector;
and
at least one of the lugs of the male connector is:
disposed between at least one of the lugs of the female connector and the second end of the female connector;
and
in contact with the at least one lug of the female connector.

13 more elements

A method for connecting a first tubular to a second tubular, the method comprising:

coupling a male connector to a female connector;
wherein the female connector comprises:
a sidewall extending between a first end and a second end to define an interior channel, the sidewall having a cylindrical inner surface, the second end coupled to a first tubular;
and
a plurality of first lugs extending from and disposed circumferentially along the inner surface;
wherein the male connector comprises:
a sidewall extending between a first end and a second end to define an interior channel, the sidewall having a cylindrical outer surface, the second end coupled to a second tubular;
and
a plurality of first lugs extending from and disposed circumferentially along the outer surface;
and
wherein the coupling the male connector to the female connector comprises:
inserting the first end of the male connector through the first end of the female connector;
and
rotating the male connector relative to the female connector.

11 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.