A disc for a multiple orifice valve includes a disc body and a disc orifice extending through the disc body. A disc surface of the disc body includes a recessed portion and a raised portion that at least partially circumferentially surrounds the recessed portion. The recessed portion is configured not to contact an opposed disc when the disc is assembled within a housing of the multiple orifice valve, and the raised portion is configured to contact the opposed disc when the disc is assembled within the housing of the multiple orifice valve.
F16K 1/18 - Lift valves, i.e. cut-off apparatus with closure members having at least a component of their opening and closing motion perpendicular to the closing faces with pivoted closure members with pivoted discs or flaps
F16K 27/00 - Construction of housingsUse of materials therefor
F16K 31/528 - Mechanical actuating means with crank, eccentric, or cam with pin and slot
A fracturing system having rams for controlling flow through a fracturing tree is provided. In one embodiment, a fracturing system includes a frac stack mounted on a wellhead. The frac stack includes opposing rams to control flow of fracturing fluid through a bore of the frac stack during a fracturing operation. Additional systems, devices, and methods for fracturing are also disclosed.
A drawworks gearbox includes additional braking on the input side of the gearbox to provide a redundant emergency brake and, optionally, a separate parking brake with the drumside brakes being the emergency brake. An air-cooled brake disc is attached to a high speed coupling connected to the gearbox input pinion. A hydraulic-apply, spring-release brake is mounted to the gearbox housing at each pinion location and arranged to act on its respective disc.
E21B 19/084 - Apparatus for feeding the rods or cablesApparatus for increasing or decreasing the pressure on the drilling toolApparatus for counterbalancing the weight of the rods with flexible drawing means, e.g. cables
A drum for a drawworks assembly includes first and second inner engagement surfaces, which include a plurality of circumferentially spaced first apertures and a plurality of circumferentially spaced second apertures. A plurality of circumferentially spaced fasteners extending through a hub of a coupling assembly threadbly engage the plurality of first apertures to releasably couple the coupling assembly with the drum, and a plurality of circumferentially spaced pin assemblies extending through the hub of the coupling assembly is disposed in the plurality of second apertures to transmit torque between the coupling assembly and the drum. The inclusion of pin assemblies reduces the overall number of fasteners and/ or pins required to: ( 1) releasably couple the drum with the coupling assembly and a cradle assembly for supporting the drum, and (2) transmit torque between a gearbox and the drum.
E21B 19/084 - Apparatus for feeding the rods or cablesApparatus for increasing or decreasing the pressure on the drilling toolApparatus for counterbalancing the weight of the rods with flexible drawing means, e.g. cables
A system including a first tubular (22), a second tubular (26) configured to rest within a bore of the first tubular (22), a multi-metal seal system (34) configured to seal a space between the first tubular (22) and the second tubular (26), wherein the multi-metal seal system includes, a first metal seal portion (56) with a first angled surface (62) and a second angled surface (64), a second metal seal portion (58) with a third angled surface (66), and a third metal seal portion (60) with a fourth angled surface (68), wherein the first angled surface (62) selectively engages the third angled surface (66) at a first angled interface and the second angled surface selectively engages the fourth angled surface at a second angled interface.
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a back pressure valve (36) configured to mount in a mineral extraction system (10). The back pressure valve includes a body (40) comprising a venting port (70) coaxial with a longitudinal axis (54) of the body, a plunger (44) configured to be in sealing engagement with the body to seal the venting port, and a lock ring (50) disposed about the body, wherein the lock ring is configured to automatically expand radially upon removal of a tool.
E21B 23/01 - Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing or removing tools, packers or the like in boreholes or wells for anchoring the tools or the like
A system including a valve (10), including a valve body (53) having an interior volume (24) and a bore along a first axis, a stem (14) extending along a second axis, and a flow control element (16) coupled to the stem, wherein the stem is configured to selectively move the flow control element through the interior volume between a closed position and an open position relative to the bore, and a valve insert system (34) configured to reduce a size of the interior volume and to guide a lubricant to reduce wear on the flow control element.
Rotating wellhead hanger assemblies are provided. In one embodiment, a wellhead hanger assembly includes a casing hanger (22, 50, 140) and a casing hanger running tool (70, 142) coupled to the casing hanger. An exterior surface of the casing hanger includes a recess (62, 156) and the casing hanger running tool includes a dog (104, 176, 196) that extends inward from the casing hanger running tool into the recess of the exterior surface of the casing hanger. Engagement of the dog with the recess of the casing hanger facilitates synchronous rotation of the casing hanger and its running tool. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
A system including a mineral extraction system (10), including a hanger (26), and a dual lock system (32) configured to couple the mineral extraction system component to a tubular (22), wherein the dual lock system comprises an outer lock ring (56) and an inner lock ring (54).
E21B 23/02 - Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing or removing tools, packers or the like in boreholes or wells for locking the tools or the like in landing nipples or in recesses between adjacent sections of tubing
E21B 33/04 - Casing headsSuspending casings or tubings in well heads
E21B 43/10 - Setting of casings, screens or liners in wells
A system including a load shoulder system, including a shoulder setting tool, including a shoulder coupling system configured to couple to a load shoulder, and a shoulder energizing system configured to couple the load shoulder to a tubular of a mineral extraction system.
E21B 23/02 - Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing or removing tools, packers or the like in boreholes or wells for locking the tools or the like in landing nipples or in recesses between adjacent sections of tubing
E21B 23/03 - Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing or removing tools, packers or the like in boreholes or wells for setting the tools into, or removing the tools from, laterally offset landing nipples or pockets
E21B 33/04 - Casing headsSuspending casings or tubings in well heads
E21B 47/09 - Locating or determining the position of objects in boreholes or wellsIdentifying the free or blocked portions of pipes
A hanger system is disclosed for supporting a production tubing string in a well. The system includes a hanger body with an inner bore extending through the body along an axis. The system also includes an inner mandrel attachable to the production tubing string and passable from the hanger body inner bore. The inner mandrel is also engageable with the hanger body by rotation of the inner mandrel. Further, the inner mandrel is movable into a landed position by axial, non-rotational movement of the inner mandrel relative to the hanger body.
A system (10) includes a setting tool (50, 238) configured to set a sealing assembly (52) within an annular space between a hanger (28) and a wellhead (12). The setting tool comprises an outer annular sleeve (80, 246) and an inner annular sleeve (82, 244) disposed radially inward of the outer annular sleeve. The inner annular sleeve includes a flexible finger (94, 266) configured to removably couple the setting tool to the sealing assembly. The setting tool includes a shear pin (84, 250) extending between the outer annular sleeve and the inner annular sleeve. The shear pin is configured to break in response to axial compression of the setting tool to enable the outer annular sleeve to move axially relative to the inner annular sleeve, and the outer annular sleeve is configured to interact with the sealing assembly to set the sealing assembly within the annular space via axial movement of the outer annular sleeve relative to the inner axial sleeve.
A system, including a first flow control element (38) configured to couple to a stem (20), and a second flow control element (40) coupled to the first flow control element, wherein the first and second flow control elements are configured to expand relative to one another to create a seal in a closed position between a chamber (10) and a flow path (11) in a valve body, and wherein the first and second flow control elements are configured to enable fluid flow between the chamber and the flow path in an open position.
F16K 3/18 - Gate valves or sliding valves, i.e. cut-off apparatus with closing members having a sliding movement along the seat for opening and closing with flat sealing facesPackings therefor with special arrangements for separating the sealing faces or for pressing them together by movement of the closure members
A ram assembly is provided. In one embodiment, the ram assembly (36, 162) includes a base ram (50, 164) having a tapered profile (80, 82, 84, 198) and a seal (54, 166) coupled to the base ram in a manner that allows the seal to slide relative to the base ram during operation of the ram assembly. In some instances in which the ram assembly is installed in a blowout preventer (22), the tapered profile of the base ram can facilitate compression of the seal in multiple directions. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward a second pneumatic actuator (12) configured to couple to a gate valve (10), wherein the second pneumatic actuator (12) is configured to apply a supplemental force to a gate (22) of the gate valve (10), wherein the supplemental force supplements an actuating force of a first actuator (50) of the gate valve. The valve utilizes a pneumatic system to improve valve operation without increasing size of the actuator, thus enabling usage of the valve with large bores and high pressures while reducing amount of mechanical force or torque needed to open and close the valve. The valve allows an actuation system and the pneumatic system to combine to apply greater shearing force to the wireline with the gate, thus enabling shearing of the wireline in an easy manner.
E21B 34/02 - Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in well heads
F16K 3/02 - Gate valves or sliding valves, i.e. cut-off apparatus with closing members having a sliding movement along the seat for opening and closing with flat sealing facesPackings therefor
F16K 17/40 - Safety valvesEqualising valves with fracturing member, e.g. fracturing diaphragm, fusible joint
F16K 31/122 - Operating meansReleasing devices actuated by fluid the fluid acting on a piston
F16K 31/124 - Operating meansReleasing devices actuated by fluid the fluid acting on a piston servo actuated
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PROGRESSING CAVITY STATOR WITH METAL PLATES HAVING APERTURES WITH ENLARGED ENDS
A progressing cavity device includes a metal stator which includes metal plates with apertures that are rotationally offset to form a winding rotor cavity. At least one of the apertures that form the winding rotor cavity has an elongated profile with enlarged ends having widths greater than the width across the middle of the at least one aperture.
F04C 2/107 - Rotary-piston machines or pumps of intermeshing-engagement type, i.e. with engagement of co-operating members similar to that of toothed gearing of internal-axis type with the outer member having more teeth or tooth-equivalents, e.g. rollers, than the inner member with helical teeth
An adjustable fracturing system (10) is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a fracturing manifold (22) and a fracturing tree (20). A fluid conduit (26) is coupled between the fracturing manifold and the fracturing tree to enable receipt of fracturing fluid by the fracturing tree from the fracturing manifold. Further, the fluid conduit is an adjustable fluid conduit that allows an operator to vary a dimension of the fluid conduit to facilitate coupling of the fluid conduit between the fracturing manifold and the fracturing tree. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
A system 10, in certain embodiments, includes a horizontal fracturing tree 24. The horizontal fracturing tree 24 includes a first hydraulic fracturing bore configured to flow a first fluid, wherein the first hydraulic fracturing bore extends along a first horizontal axis 26, and the first horizontal axis 26 is generally perpendicular to a vertical axis 30 of a wellhead 18.
87832771 ABSTRACT A system, comprising: a land-based horizontal fracturing tree, comprising: a first hydraulic fracturing bore configured to flow a first fluid, wherein the first hydraulic fracturing bore comprises: a horizontal flow path extending along a first horizontal axis; and a vertical flow path extending along a vertical axis of a wellhead, wherein a horizontal flow path length of the horizontal flow path is greater than a vertical flow path length of the vertical flow path, and the first horizontal axis is generally perpendicular to the vertical axis of the wellhead. Date Recue/Date Received 2021-01-22
A valve (10, 158) having a flow control assembly (28, 164) with a bore (54, 118, 162, 172, 174, 178) having particle-deflecting features (120, 122, 124, 126, 174, 176, 178, 180) is provided. In one embodiment, the bore of a flow control assembly of a valve includes a contour shaped to deflect particles in a fluid stream through the valve toward the center of the fluid stream and away from a sealing surface (94, 170) of the flow control assembly. The bore may also, in some embodiments, create a Venturi effect that cleans sealing surfaces by drawing particles away from the sealing surfaces. Additional valve systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
F16K 3/30 - Gate valves or sliding valves, i.e. cut-off apparatus with closing members having a sliding movement along the seat for opening and closing Details
F16K 5/08 - Taps or cocks comprising only cut-off apparatus having at least one of the sealing faces shaped as a more or less complete surface of a solid of revolution, the opening and closing movement being predominantly rotary Details
F16K 47/00 - Means in valves for absorbing fluid energy
A fracturing system (10) with an integral fracturing manifold (22) is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of fracturing trees (20) and an integral fracturing manifold may be directly coupled to each of the plurality of fracturing trees. In some embodiments, the integral fracturing manifold may accommodate spacing and elevation differences between the fracturing trees. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
A method and system for controlling an interface emulsion layer and mud layer within a desalter vessel includes injecting a water flow through a plurality of nozzles arranged about a piping circuit located in the brine water layer. Each nozzle is oriented toward an interior space of the desalter vessel and is arranged oblique to the piping circuit. The water flow through the plurality of nozzles causes a horizontal and vertical rotation of a volume of water that is effective for suspending solids in the water and promoting a collapse of the interface emulsion layer. The water flow through each nozzle, which may be a recycled water flow, is preferably in a range of 1 to 3 fpm and each nozzle is preferably oriented at an angle of about 15° and 60° in a horizontal plane and a downward angle of about 15° and 60° in a vertical plane.
An adjustable fracturing system (10) is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a fracturing head (60, 62, 64) having an adjustable body with a first portion (82) and a second portion (84) that enable variation in a dimension of the fracturing head. The system may also include a fracturing manifold (22) coupled to a fracturing tree (20), and the fracturing head may facilitate connection of the fracturing manifold to the fracturing tree through variation of the dimension of the fracturing head. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
An adjustable fracturing system (10) is provided. The system includes an adjustment joint (60, 62, 64, 130, 170, 224) configured to be varied in length to facilitate coupling of a fracturing manifold (22) to a fracturing tree (20). In one embodiment, the system may also include the fracturing manifold and the fracturing tree. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
Ball valve having retention of a seat insert (64, 118) within a seat ring (46). The seat insert (64, 118) is an annular ring having a tapered section (86, 138) on an outer wall (82, 84, 134, 136). The tapered section (86, 138) mates with a shoulder (76, 126) in an outer surface of a profiled groove (68, 116) of the seat ring (46). The seat insert (64, 118) snaps into the profiled groove (68, 116) with the shoulder (76, 126), thereby preventing axial movement of the seat insert (64, 118) with respect to the profiled groove (68, 116) of the seat ring (46). A locking ring (70, 120) fits within the profiled groove (68, 116) of the seat ring (46) to prevent axial and radial movement of the seat insert (64, 118) with respect to the profiled groove (68, 116) of the seat ring (46).
F16K 5/06 - Taps or cocks comprising only cut-off apparatus having at least one of the sealing faces shaped as a more or less complete surface of a solid of revolution, the opening and closing movement being predominantly rotary with plugs having spherical surfacesPackings therefor
A method of removing entrained salt containing water from an inlet crude oil, stream includes the steps of applying an electrical energy to at least one electrode of a plurality of horizontally oriented, spaced-apart electrodes (12, 14, 16) housed within an elongated desalting vessel (10) and distributing an inlet crude oil stream between the electrodes. Each electrode in the plurality of electrodes is housed in an upper portion of the desalting vessel and may be in communication with a first, second and third transformer (42, 44, 46), respectively. The electrical energy may be at a single frequency and voltage or at a modulated voltage. Or, the electrical energy may be a modulated frequency at a single or modulated voltage. Fresh water may be mixed with the inlet crude oil stream either exteriorly or interiorly of the vessel.
The disclosed embodiments include check valves (10) capable of improved dynamic performance (e.g., closing and opening times). The check valves (10) may include an annular disc (38) having an opening (59). The annular disc (38) may be lightweight and present a reduced surface area to the flow, thus increasing the closure speed of the check valve (10) as well as the opening speed of the check valve (10). Other components, such as a spacer (42) component, may be reconfigured to modify the check valve (10) for increased performance in a variety of applications, including low flow volume, medium flow volume, and high flow volume applications.
A flowmeter for detecting fluid flow rates in a pipe includes a tube having a channel disposed in the pipe through which fluid in the pipe flows. The flowmeter includes an upstream transducer in contact with the pipe and positioned so plane waves generated by the upstream transducer propagates through the channel. The flowmeter includes a downstream transducer in contact with the pipe and positioned so plane waves generated by the downstream transducer propagate through the channel and are received by the upstream transducer which produces an upstream transducer signal. The downstream transducer receives the plane waves from the upstream transducer and provides a downstream transducer signal. The flowmeter includes a controller in communication with the upstream and downstream transducers which calculate fluid flow rate from the upstream transducer signal and the downstream transducer signal. A method for detecting fluid flow rates in a pipe.
An apparatus that includes a chemical injection management system. The chemical injection management system may include an interface configured to couple the chemical injection management system to a mineral extraction system. In addition,the chemical injection management system may include an ultrasonic flow meter.
E21B 33/076 - Well headsSetting-up thereof having provision for introducing objects or fluids into, or removing objects from, wells specially adapted for underwater installations
E21B 37/06 - Methods or apparatus for cleaning boreholes or wells using chemical means for preventing or limiting the deposition of paraffins or like substances
E21B 41/02 - Equipment or details not covered by groups in situ inhibition of corrosion in boreholes or wells
There is provided a frac adapter configured to couple a frac tree to a wellhead component. The frac adapter may couple the frac tree to a casing head without a tubing head, thereby enabling the well to be fractured before the tubing head is installed. As a result, the tubing head used in well production may be pressure-rated for production pressures rather than for fracing pressures. The frac adapter may be coupled to or integral with the frac tree. In addition, a union-nut coupling may be employed to quickly and easily assemble and disassemble the frac adapter from the wellhead component, such as the casing head. The union-nut coupling may further enable the components to be pressure-tested before the fracturing process is initiated.
A system includes a back pressure valve. The back pressure valve includes a body, a plunger disposed internal to the body, and a friction member disposed about the exterior of the body. The friction member is configured to expand radially to contact an internal surface of a bore. A method Includes disposing a back pressure valve into a straight bore and expanding a friction member of the back pressure valve radially into contact with an internal surface of the straight bore.
E21B 23/01 - Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing or removing tools, packers or the like in boreholes or wells for anchoring the tools or the like
E21B 23/04 - Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing or removing tools, packers or the like in boreholes or wells operated by fluid means, e.g. actuated by explosion
E21B 23/06 - Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing or removing tools, packers or the like in boreholes or wells for setting packers
E21B 33/128 - PackersPlugs with a member expanded radially by axial pressure
E21B 33/129 - PackersPlugs with mechanical slips for hooking into the casing
A wellhead system, in an embodiment, includes a first wellhead component with an internal bore, and a second wellhead component with a lower end disposed within the first wellhead component internal bore and an upper end disposed outside of the first wellhead component internal bore. The upper end of the second wellhead component has a groove disposed on an outer surface thereof. The wellhead system also includes a retaining member with a plurality of sections, wherein a portion of the retaining member is at least partially disposed in the groove on the second wellhead component, the retaining member is coupled to the first wellhead component, and an anti-rotation mechanism engages both the retaining member and the second wellhead component.
A system in some embodiments includes a system, having a seal assembly, including an inner energizing ring, an outer energizing ring, a load ring disposed between the inner energizing ring and the outer energizing ring, a sealing element, and a lock ring. Further other embodiments provide a method of sealing, including rotating an inner energizing ring in a direction to move the inner energizing ring in a first axial direction to seat a seal, rotating an outer energizing ring in the direction to wedgingly engage and set a lock ring in a radial direction, and rotating a load ring in the direction to move the load ring in a second axial direction to set the lock ring.
A system in some embodiments includes a system, having a seal assembly, including an inner energizing ring, an outer energizing ring, a load ring disposed between the inner energizing ring and the outer energizing ring, a sealing element, and a lock ring. Further other embodiments provide a method of sealing, including rotating an inner energizing ring in a direction to move the inner energizing ring in a first axial direction to seat a seal, rotating an outer energizing ring in the direction to wedgingly engage and set a lock ring in a radial direction, and rotating a load ring in the direction to move the load ring in a second axial direction to set the lock ring.
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