Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Metal seal adjustable casing sub
- Patent Title (中): 金属密封可调套管子
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Application No.: US12171051Application Date: 2008-07-10
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Publication No.: US08167312B2Publication Date: 2012-05-01
- Inventor: Frank C. Adamek
- Applicant: Frank C. Adamek
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Vetco Gray Inc.
- Current Assignee: Vetco Gray Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
- Main IPC: E21B33/00
- IPC: E21B33/00

Abstract:
An adjustable casing sub having an outer housing, an inner housing insertable into the outer housing, and a ratcheting system for coupling the inner housing within the outer housing. An annulus is between a portion of the inner and outer housing, the annulus including an inwardly tapered section. A metal faced seal is disposed in the annulus, wherein the metal faced seal includes a sliding surface and a compressive sealing surface. The sliding surface may include a malleable inlay and the compressive sealing surface may include a spring like element. Moreover, the metal faced seal radial thickness is greater than the inwardly tapered section radial thickness.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100007089A1 METAL SEAL ADJUSTABLE CASING SUB Public/Granted day:2010-01-14
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