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Underwater well completion assembly

Assignee: FMC Corp
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Filing: 1959-09-24
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Granted: 1963-07-30
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Expires: 1979-09-24
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 William L Todd

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 13:31
CPC Classifications
E; E21; E21B; E21B7/00; E21B7/12; E21B33/00; E21B33/02; E21B33/03; E21B33/04; E21B33/047; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S285/00; Y10S285/92

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 196 words
IN AN UNDERWATER WELL INSTALLATION, A HANGER ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL BODY MEMBER HAVING A LONGITUDINAL BORE THERETHROUGH, SAID BORE HAVING A LOWER END PORTION, AND SAID BODY MEMBER HAVING MEANS ADJACENT TO SAID LOWER END PORTION OF THE BORE FOR PROVIDING CONNECTION TO A WELL STRING; A SLEEVE MOUNTED ON SAID BODY MEMBER IN CIRCUMSCRIBING RELATION THERETO; A PLURALITY OF LOCKING LUGS MOUNTED IN SAID SLEEVE FOR RADIAL MOVEMENT WITH RESPECT THERETO BETWEEN A LOCKING POSITION PROJECTED RADIALLY OUTWARDLY FROM SAID SLEEVE AND AN UNLOCKED POSITION WITHDRAWN INTO SAID SLEEVE; CAM MEANS MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT IN OPPOSITE FIRST AND SECOND DIRECTIONS AXIALLY WITH RESPECT TO SAID BODY MEMBER, SAID CAM MEANS HAVING A FIRST CAM SURFACE THAT PROJECTS SAID LUGS INTO THEIR LOCKING POSITIONS WHEN SAID CAM MEANS IS MOVED IN SAID FIRST DIRECTION, SAID CAM MEANS HAVING A SECOND CAM SURFACE THAT RETRACTS SAID LUGS INTO THEIR UNLOCKED POSITIONS WHEN SAID CAM MEANS IS MOVED IN SAID SECOND DIRECTION, SAID FIRST AND SECOND CAM SURFACES BEING UNITARILY MOVABLE; SPRING MEANS FOR MOVING SAID CAM MEANS IN SAID FIRST DIRECTION; AND FLUID PRESSURE OPERATED MEANS FOR MOVING SAID CAM MEANS IN SAID SECOND DIRECTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 196 words
IN AN UNDERWATER WELL INSTALLATION, A HANGER ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL BODY MEMBER HAVING A LONGITUDINAL BORE THERETHROUGH, SAID BORE HAVING A LOWER END PORTION, AND SAID BODY MEMBER HAVING MEANS ADJACENT TO SAID LOWER END PORTION OF THE BORE FOR PROVIDING CONNECTION TO A WELL STRING; A SLEEVE MOUNTED ON SAID BODY MEMBER IN CIRCUMSCRIBING RELATION THERETO; A PLURALITY OF LOCKING LUGS MOUNTED IN SAID SLEEVE FOR RADIAL MOVEMENT WITH RESPECT THERETO BETWEEN A LOCKING POSITION PROJECTED RADIALLY OUTWARDLY FROM SAID SLEEVE AND AN UNLOCKED POSITION WITHDRAWN INTO SAID SLEEVE; CAM MEANS MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT IN OPPOSITE FIRST AND SECOND DIRECTIONS AXIALLY WITH RESPECT TO SAID BODY MEMBER, SAID CAM MEANS HAVING A FIRST CAM SURFACE THAT PROJECTS SAID LUGS INTO THEIR LOCKING POSITIONS WHEN SAID CAM MEANS IS MOVED IN SAID FIRST DIRECTION, SAID CAM MEANS HAVING A SECOND CAM SURFACE THAT RETRACTS SAID LUGS INTO THEIR UNLOCKED POSITIONS WHEN SAID CAM MEANS IS MOVED IN SAID SECOND DIRECTION, SAID FIRST AND SECOND CAM SURFACES BEING UNITARILY MOVABLE; SPRING MEANS FOR MOVING SAID CAM MEANS IN SAID FIRST DIRECTION; AND FLUID PRESSURE OPERATED MEANS FOR MOVING SAID CAM MEANS IN SAID SECOND DIRECTION.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-07-29 1967-01-28 1967-07-30 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-07-29 1971-01-28 1971-07-30 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-07-29 1975-01-28 1975-07-30 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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