Subsea wellhead connector

Patent · Tue Aug 19 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5179060

Coffey, W M

A pipe connector is described especially suitable for connecting a marine riser to a subsea wellhead. The connector consists of: (a) an annular connector body; (b) means for attaching the connector body to a marine riser; and (c) lockdown screw assemblies extending through radial ports in the connector body, each of the screw assemblies comprising: (1) a lockdown dog; (2) a lockdwon screw movably secured to its respective port in the connector body, the lockdwon screw having a central bore and a counterbore communicating therewith; (3) a dog retainer secured to the lockdown dog and slidably extending through the central bore of the lockdown screw, the dog retainer being bolt-shaped with a shank and head, the shank extending through the bore and the head residing in the counterbore; and (4) a spring system between the lockdown dog and the lockdown screw to bias the dog from the screw.

• Assignee: FMC Corp., Chicago, IL
• Patent Number(s): US 4606557
• OSTI ID: 5179060
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
020300* -- Petroleum-- Drilling & Production
03 NATURAL GAS
030300 -- Natural Gas-- Drilling
Production
& Processing
42 ENGINEERING
420206 -- Engineering-- Mining & Drilling Equipment & Facilities-- (1980-1989)
FASTENERS
MARINE RISERS
NATURAL GAS WELLS
OIL WELLS
PIPE FITTINGS
PIPES
UNDERWATER OPERATIONS
WELLHEADS
WELLS