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US 9,850,745 B2Granted
Hydraulic connector system
AssigneeCameron International Corporation
InventorsAlexis Delgado, Ricardo Araujo, Jose Gutierrez
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Abstract
A system including a mineral extraction system, including a tubular with a fluid passage, a hydraulic connector system configured to couple to the tubular, the hydraulic connector system, including a hydraulic block configured to couple to one or more fluid lines, and a sleeve coupled to the hydraulic block and configured to move axially with respect to the hydraulic block to couple and uncouple the hydraulic connector system with the tubular.
Claims29
A system, comprising:
- a mineral extraction system, comprising:
- a tubular with a fluid passage;
- a hydraulic connector system configured to couple to the tubular, wherein the hydraulic connector system comprises:
- a hydraulic block configured to couple to one or more fluid lines;
- a first lock system having a first lock;
- a sleeve coupled to the hydraulic block, wherein the sleeve is configured to move axially with respect to the hydraulic block to drive the first lock of the first lock system to move radially to couple and uncouple the hydraulic connector system with the tubular;
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- a second lock system having a second lock, wherein the second lock is configured to move radially to couple and uncouple the sleeve with the hydraulic block, and the second lock is configured to couple the sleeve with the hydraulic block to block movement of the sleeve and the first lock after the first lock couples the hydraulic connector system with the tubular.
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A system, comprising:
- a hydraulic connector system configured to couple to a tubular, wherein the hydraulic connector system comprises:
- a hydraulic block configured to couple to a fluid line;
- a first lock system having a first lock;
- a sleeve coupled to the hydraulic block, wherein the sleeve is configured to move axially with respect to the hydraulic block to drive the first lock of the first lock system to move radially to couple and uncouple the hydraulic connector system with the tubular;
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- a second lock system having a second lock, wherein the second lock is configured to move radially to couple and uncouple the sleeve with the hydraulic block, and the second lock is configured to couple the sleeve with the hydraulic block to block movement of the sleeve and the first lock after the first lock couples the hydraulic connector system with the tubular.
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A method, comprising:
- coupling a hydraulic connector system onto a tubular, wherein coupling the hydraulic connector system to the tubular comprises driving a sleeve axially relative to a hydraulic block to drive a first lock of a first lock system to move radially to couple with the tubular;
- driving a second lock of a second lock system to move radially to couple the sleeve with the hydraulic block after coupling the hydraulic connector system onto the tubular via the first lock;
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- sealing the hydraulic connector system to the tubular, wherein sealing the hydraulic connector system to the tubular comprises actuating a seal with fluid that passes through the hydraulic block.
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A system, comprising:
- a hydraulic connector system configured to couple to a tubular, wherein the hydraulic connector system comprises:
- a hydraulic block configured to couple to a fluid line;
- a first lock system having a first lock and a shear pin;
- a sleeve coupled to the hydraulic block;
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- an energizing taper coupled to the sleeve, wherein the sleeve is configured to move axially with respect to the hydraulic block to cause shearing of the shear pin and move the energizing taper to drive movement of the first lock to move radially to couple and uncouple the hydraulic connector system with the tubular, and the first lock is disposed axially between the energizing taper and a fluid actuation chamber configured to receive hydraulic fluid to drive the sleeve to move axially with respect to the hydraulic block.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.