Apparatus for increasing the transfer rate of production stimulation fluids through a wellhead of a hydrocarbon well
CA 2202174 C · Owner: Dallas, L. Murray · Inventors: Dallas, L. Murray
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An apparatus for increasing the transfer rate of production stimulation fluids through a wellhead of a hydrocarbon well is disclosed. The apparatus includes a mandrel for a wellhead isolation tool and a tubing hanger for use in conjunction with the mandrel. The mandrel includes a bottom end to which an annular seal is bonded. The annular seal cooperates with a sealing surface in a top end of the tubing hanger to isolate the wellhead equipment from the high pressures and corrosive and/or abrasive materials pumped into the well during a production stimulation treatment. The novel construction for the mandrel and the tubing hanger eliminates the requirement for a packoff assembly attached to a …
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- Filed April 8, 1997 and granted April 3, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 8, 2017.
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