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SPE 23057
Adjustable Wellhead Technology Proves Cost Effective
Whilst Safety In General Is Improved
by B,H. van Bilderbeek, Plexus Ocean SYstems/lnwzm Cactus Ccrm~arrv
LF. Milrre, Plexus ocean Systems/lngrarn Cactk Company “ -
Copyrlghl 1991, Wshore Europe.
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Abstract
During the summer of 19SS, Plexue Ocean Systems, Ltd. Instahd
the first adjustable mandre14ype wellhead system on a well drilled
for Occidental Offshore Pool HubOur with the jack-up rig Inter
ocean Il.
The adjustable hanger technology was devised to obviate the neec
for removal of the BOP stack during surface hanger Installation
procedures, Conventlomd technology to that date was limited to
using slip-type surface equipment whan !wdline hangers were
required in the casing program.
The Adjustable Hanger System received formal recognition when
Piexus was awarded the 1987 Scottish Offshore Achievement
Technology Award and the 1989 Spedai Meritorious Award for
Engineering innovation presented by Petroleum international.
t~~e paper reflects on three (3) years of operational experience
gained from sixty-one installations drilled for eighteen different
operators in water depths varying from 110 to 300 feet, The data
offers insight into the praotlcailty of this new technology which
features time saving elements pius superior technlcel solutions to
achieve real safety improvements. The Adjustable Weilhead Tech-
nology wlil be shown to be cost effective In exploration as weli as
production applications.
Introductlcm
The cancept of a jackwp drilling system designed to eiiminate the
nesd to Ml the Blow-Out Preventor Stack (BOP) to instaii casing
hangers was conceived from the desire to Introduce a new product
into the weiihead market, it was our Intention to estabilsh a
tetinoioglcal Identity for which our company would be recognized
irI the iong term,
From years of experience in jack-up driiling oporatlons, it had
become apparent that jaokup weilhead equipment was in need of
anew a@proach,t. @nventiorral Wulpment relies on siip and eeai
tectmoiogy, much time is wasted remoting and reinstalling BOP%
As an additional cmtsequence, deep welis are left unprotected
while casing is being suspended raising questions aboutthe safety
aspects of these procedures.
Refererms and Iiiuefratlons at end of paper,
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Scotland, saplembsr 3.6, 1391,
WrllePublications Manager, SPE,P.0, Sox 833836, Richardson, TX 75083 -3S46, Telex: 730989
The adjustable hanger design project offered the Ideal opportunity
to receive research and development support from the Unitad
Kingdom government end an industry partner,
The proposed system offers several advantages:
● Reduced installation time thus improving ecunomlcs,
● Inaeaseci safety for both the drllllng crew and the environment
by performing the entire Installation through the BOP,
● Improved technical design which @sltions the wellhead annu.
tar seals between machined surfaces rather than against the
often irreguiar 0,0, of the casing.
The foliowing paper aims to demonstrate that the above objectives
were met by the adjustable weiihead Jack.Up Rriiling Syetsm,
Data, compiied over a three year period, incorporates more than
sixty (60) wells drliied by eighteen (18) dlff erent operators Irrwater
depths varying from 110 to 300 feet. Weii records produced an
average Instaiiatlon time savings of 15,76 hours per weii for a
typlcai 30 x 20 x 13-3/8” x 9.5/S” program, Depending upon the
area of operation, these time savings have accounted for substam
tisl reductions in weilhead expense.
However, the most Important aspeots of the adjustable weilhew?
are its technical superiority over conventional systems and Im.
proved eafety for both workers and the environment,
Background
In jackup drliilng operations, frequent use is made of mudline
suspension equipment as a means to support well casing at the
ocean floor. This enabies a jacloup rig to move off Iocatlon ieaving
the well protected under abandonment caps Instalied in eeiecfed
hangers, Such a temporarily suspended weil can be reentered by
means d a subsea welihead conversion or by reengaging tieback
rfsers “o a production piatform.
The use of mudiirte hangers introduces the requkement to iand
meing at a location away from the weiihead. Ae no aylitems were
avallabie capabie of ianding at two iocdons slmuitaneousiy, the
standard soiutlon was to support casing at the surface location
using silps and saale,
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Inherent in sllp.type technology Is the requirement to remove the
BOP’Sprior to engaging slip segments, At the same time, casing Is
d using a flame and annular seals are set below the next casing
spool.
Our best estimate (supportod by our customer records) allots 16,5
hours for atypical BOP lift procedure, This assumes that testing is
completed without Incident, In some areas, like Norway where tight
controls are placed over the conditions under which one can
expose the well boro to the environment, much more time is
consumed lifting and reinstalling BOP’S,
An acceptable solution was required to:
● enable a casing etring to land at both the ocean floor and the
surface in euch a manner that BOP’s removal would not be
required,
● provide cmannular seal system which could be instailed leaving
the BOP’s in place,
The adjustable hanger jaok.up wellhead system achieves the
above objectives by using adjustable shoulders on the casing head
and casing hangers, The adjustment procedure has been de.
signed to be effected with the BOP’s /n situ thereby providing
continuous protection,
System Description
In Figure 4, a typical wellhead and mudline system arrangement is
illustrated.
Adjustability betwean the length of the surface casing riser and the
intermediate casing string is provided In the extension capability of
the surface casing head. A stroke of five (5) inches has been
proven adequate. This keeps the size of the wellhead mmpcnents
wlthln acceptable dlmenslons,
Adjustability between the production casing hanger shoulder and
its landing point in the Intermediate surface casing hanger is
protided by a threaded landing ring which can be manipulated by
rotation over an eight (8) inch range,
Spedal running tools are used to perform the above operations
and the system has been designed to cope with riser rotation,
frw,uentfy needed to manipulate the washports in the mudline
equipment,
The central question controlling a successful space-out operation
between two rfsers equipped with a hanger mechanism adj~stable
over a limited stroke Is the confidence one has In the accuracy of
information defining the relative casing lengths, In simple term?
we need to know the precise length of the wpporting casing riser
before selecting the ccmsot configuration for the adjustable strirlg,
This would seem to be a difficult proposition in a multiple string
program, as in general riser lengths are not known until actualiy
set, The complexity of spacecut can be reduced, however, Hone
controls the length of the surfaca casing riser at the start of the
well,
In conventional mudline hanger technology, the position of the
surface casing mudline hanger Is generally governed by the outer
conductor, Since most conductors are driven, the mudline shoul.
der (buttweld sub) will be positioned as a function of the conductor
penetration.
The length of the surface casing can therefore not be determined
until the conductor is Installed, This is the main reason why startfng
heads are generally welded in the field with obvious consequences
for quality and subjecting the operator to substantial time penal.
ties.
Whilst Safetv--- In General .- ....r.
Is Imnroved
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Intent on wntrolllng the length of the surface casing riser so that
spaceout calculations for the subsequent riser strings can be
performed prior to commencing a well, we elected to design a
mudline system which obviates the need for a landing shoulder In
the outer conductor,
The main purpose of the canductor landing ring used in conven.
Uonal mudline equipment is to provide support for the surface
casing string during manipulation of the mudline hanger washports,
These are opened by rotation of the riser section, A methd had to
be found to enable washout procedures to be performed with the
surface casing string In tension supportad at the surface on top of
the cmnductor.
Our solution, as illustrated In Figure 5, was to design a mudline
running tooi with a patented washsleeve system. The washsleeve
can be opened and closod with a torque tool run as part of the
cement stinger string,
In Figure 6, the washout procedure is shown with:
●
a torque tool located In the mudline hanger running tool
washsleeve,
●
the cement stinger suspended short of the shoe to eliminate the
risk of casing collapse, and
●
a circulating head providing annular sealing between the casing
heacf and the stinger.
The surface caelng ie supported on top of the outer conductor
providing accurate control over the length of its riser se~,.m
Although the configuration, shown in Figure 5, was primarily con.
ceivad ao a means to respond to the requirements of an adjustable
wellhead system, many additional advantages were gained,
In particular, the washsleeve feature allows installation of mudline
hangers at a predse depth. This benefits template drilling and
tieback projects,
From an operational point of view, the predictable !OWtorque as
featured by a washsleeve unaffected by bending of the risers,
results in a more effident washout system for the surface conduc.
tor annu!us,
Many operators will have experienced problems with high torque
on large diameter mudiine running tools rendering the washout
procedure ineffadve.
FineJly,an advantage is gained by vfrtueof the fact that a washsleeve
system in conjunction with the drculatlng head at the surface
allows rigging up of the washout system prior to starting the
cement job, As soon as the plugs have bottomed, the wash cycle
can commence, thus reducing the risk of cement hardening prior to
washout,
Having established the surface casing riser length, spaceout of the
subsequent riser strings is cafculatod from a predetermined for.
!mula,The X, Y and Z dimensions on Figure 4 illustrate the relative
iengthe,
The operator is asked to identify a selection of casing joints to be
ueed in each riser, These are then measured and marked after
which the Iengthe of the pup joints for the surface hangers are
determined,
A backup syetem utillzing a eelection of extra length casing cm.
plings can be used to enable limited correction in the field ehould
the spacaout stroke provided for the surface hangere prove to be
insufiident,
A more detailed layout of a typical adjustable hanger surface
wellhead, as shown in Figure 7, Identifies the unconventicmal
configuration of the system,
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● The adjustable produotlon riser hanger has Its threaded landing
shoulder located In the intermediate surface hanger,
Q The wellhead housing Is through bore with tts lower metal eeal
direotly Interfacing the intermediate casing hanger, The through-
Nre aspect allows wellhead and seal replacement without hav-
Ing to cut the casing.
● The annular seal Is run, aotlvated and tested through the BOP in
a single trip,
● The adjustability required to spaoeout the Intermtilate surface
hanger on Its landing shoulder Is provided by the casing head
which oan be extended.
● No through bolts are preserlt In the system.
In the drawktg shown, the Oaslng head Is designed to extend
through rotation.
An alternative mnfiguratlon, depicted In Figure 8, is available.
Here adjustment is achieved through hydrauilc iift, This alternative
approaoh IS needed when the drililng program requires that the
eutface casing annuil:s is sealed prtor to exchanging BOPs.
Adjustment of the eurfaoe casing head iangth is made with the iow
pressure staok In plaoe after which the intermediate oesing annu-
Ius and bore can be piugged with seal units set through the BOP.
Controi over the welibore throughout Installation was moentral
design consideration in developing both the adjustable hanger
welihead and the temporeq abandonment prooedure.
To gain cxmroi over the weiibore and production casing annuius
prior to removai of the surfaoe SOP, a spedai temporary abandon-
ment system was developed for the mudiin~ equipment. ,
By controlling the ooncentridty of the mudiine hangers within ea~
other, eeal pookets are created into which annular seals oan be
fitted. Figure 9 illustrates a temporary abandonment cap which
seals the production easing bore as weii as its annulus. The unit id
irmtaiisd through straight stab aotlon and locks the production
casing mudiine hanger down,
Sines the cap can pass through the intermediate mudline hanger
running tooi, the BOP’s oan remain in place until the unit is fuliy
tested,
Upon reentry of the weli, the BOP’s oan be instalied on the tieback
weiihead prior to removal of the Temporary Abandonment System,
thus providing cmntrol shouid pressure be present under the caps.
Technical Justification
The technical justification of an adjustable mandrei hanger weii-
head system In mudllne driiiing or tieback applications is best
achieved by comparing the systsm to cxmventional equipment.
● ~1
Rather than sealing ,~etween the weiihead and a easing stub,
the adjustable mandre! hanger provides a maohined surface. In
addition, the cross seotlcn of the seal Is reduced, aocountfng for
iower loads, As a resuit, the adjustable mandrel hanger system
@n be designed to accept a metai.to.metai seal system, quaii.
lying the equipment for high temperature and/or pressure appii-
cations.
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in cantraet to siip type hangers, the adjustable mandrei pro.
vides acxwrate cormoi of the tension set in each casing riser.
This feature hae Fanicular advantages in tiebaok OpfJKNIOfW or
in driiilng prograns on high temperature weiis where a known
pmtenslon ie needed in each rfser to prevent budding.
Bllderbeek 3
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Casing stubs are generally hand cwt and trapped under a e~ol
shoulder. Without oontrol over the load on the SIIPS,no guaran.
tee Is given that the annular seals will remain static throughout
the well life, The adjuststble hanger is locked down with a
~sitlvo shoulder devloe, Any load variations are, therefore,
Isolated from the seals, thus Improving their reliability.
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By obviating the need for tie-down bolte, the adjustable well.
head can reduoa the number of possible leak Wths by as muoh
as 80%, This has a desirable effeot on the dsk analysts results
for this pert of a production system,
“&U@llUY
In particahr, on jackup drllllng operations, muoh damage Is
done to slip-type wellhead systems when spears and casing
cutters are used to dismantle the surface system, The adjust.
able mandrel wellhead can be disassembled without damage to
components utilizing the same running tools used during Instai.
iation,
● &fAff&Q@&@MJS
ln terms of both human risk and environmental safety, the
adjustable hanger technology is elf eotive. As aii the adjustable
welihead operations invoiving the running and su~penslcm of
casing are performed through the rotary table, personnei can
observe these installation proosdures from a safe distance, in
contrast, oonventionai rnethcds required servicemen to work
beiow a suspended BOP and above an open wellbore in order
to inetali siips and cut easing at a predetermined eievatlon,
The advantages are obvious. Over a three year pericd with
records kept on over sixty weiis drilled, not a single injury
acddent reiated to the adjustable weiihead was reported to our
cOmpany.
The iesssning of the risk to the environment, when using an
adjustable hanger weilhead is no iess obvious,
When the BOP’s are lifted, the weii is not under controi. We have
no retards from which the risks Involved oan be analyzed, how.
ever, on two oooaslons our service depzutment reported using
packoff seals to stem flow in the annuius. The operator recognized
the potentiai hazard and was gratefui to have a system in place
whioh was equipped to deai with the situation.
Although the system can be cost effective, our atmpany continues
to erress the gain In weii cantroi as the most compelling reason for
recommending this new ‘.velihead technology.
Cost Implications
From ongoing market researoh, we have been able to determine
that a typlcai adjustable hanger system is priced approximately
10% above conventional equipment in the European market and
some 20% in the United States, The price differential mainiy stems
from the requirement for mandrei hangere. in addition, rental tr-ols
are required to handle and test casing hangers and annuiar seals
through the BOP’s whlie emergency type equipment is made
ewallabie on a etand-by basis.
For atypical North Sea weli, the cost differential for a 10,000 PSI
WY x 20 x 1343/8” x 9.5/8” weiihead system Is estimated to run in
the region of$15,oo0 to $20,000 US. dohm incblve of rentaJ
costs. 8ased on our performance data, this cast factor can be
offset against a potential installation time gain of 226 hours with an
average of 1&75 hours achieved over a three year period on sixty.
plus weiis,
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We can therefore cmdude that In the North See the adjustable
wellhead approach becomes cost effective on operations running
In excessof$1300,00 U.S. dollars per hour.
Field Data Analysis
Since the first well drilled fw Ocddentel In August 1988, more then
sixty jack-up wells were completed around the world with the
adjustable hanger wellhead and self-centralizing mudline system
comblnatlom
In Figure 1, the Installation time record as It compares for eacA well
to a potential target set for atrouble.free Installation procedure has
been collated.
Table 1 represents a time comparison whlti forms the basis for
our analysls, One should bear In mind that the records reflect the
performance of a system utlllzing a 30” x 20” x 13-3/8 x 9-WY’
casing program.
Although BOP nipple down procedures vary from rig to rig, we feel
that the Installation times listed In Table 1 reflect an average
sltuatlon, These figures have been reviewed by our customers and
are generally accepted as reasonabm.
On one wcaslon, these figures were ueed in a antractual sense
to enable calculation of performance baeed rental rates for the
equipment.
The time valuee used for Figure 1 were extrachxi from actual
service reporte correepcnding to the periods defined In Table 1,
On 52% of the wells drilled, a trouble-free Inetellation was re-
ported, The extent of time loss on the remaining wells varied from
10% of the gmtential 22.5 hours savings to 180%,
In total, 403 hours were repcrt~ lost agalnet the adjustable
wellhead target of 8.5 hours per well over the eixty-one (61) wells
drilled. On average. 15.25 houre were used to perform the proce-
dures as listed produdng an average time savinge of 15.75 hours
per well.This figure incorporates the start-up tearing curve,
In Figure 2, the average installation time differential per anum is
plotted against the potential target time for the adjustable wellhead
system, In addition, the time gakr against the artihdtd time allotted
for a comparable conventional system Ie shown, The increasing
trend In time scwlngs can be explalnad by an analysis of the time
loss cauees.
In Figure 3, the bat time record has been subdivided in six
categories.
L Equipment Faiiure - 37% over aiudy period
Accounting for a good proportion of the time loss, this group
shows a proportional decllne and hae been virtually eliminated
In 1991, Problems experienced varied from pm performing
torque tools to dimensional errors In packoff elements causing
them to be damaged In passing through the SOP’S, A number
of threaded running tools had to be modified to prevent high
torque and the adjustable landing shoulder lock down ring was
modified to prevent It from snagging In the annular preventers.
11, Saal Failures- 12% over study period
A nagging problem during 1969, the anrrulw seals were modi-
fled to prevent presetting and damage ocarrlng when passing
through the SOP’S, The system Is now vktually trouble-free
although ongoing R&t) is being performed on a metal seal
option,
liLBOP Test Faiiures =2.5% over sfudy period
On a number of occasions, the SOP test tools lost their scale
before being seated. This shortcamlng wae alleviated by the
selectlon of an alternative seal element,
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Whilst Safety In General Is Improved SPE 23057
IV. SpeceoutProblems. 23% over studyperbd
At the onset of our project, this group wae oonsldered as most
likely to cause loss of time offshore, As it turned out, the
prmadure was found to be quite manageable, Although the
trend seems to suggest that spacacut cxmtlnues to be problem.
atlc as 1990 shows a proportional increase over 1989, we have
analyzed this group and determined It to be heavily dependent
upon the human factor, The year 1990 saw a heavy incxease in
the demand on our service department leaving the engineers
less time for planning,
C)n no occasion, however, did a apaceout problem force the
use of backup slips, or for that matter, require the removal of
the BOP’s,
Although we began with the recommendation to Include extra
length ooupllngs as a fall bacA solution should more stroke be
required for spaoaaut, these ccupllngs are now only used when
buttress or olght round threads are speclflsd for the risers,
Suffident control Is achieved with shoulder type couplings to
obviate the need for additional stroke capablllty,
V, Human Etror - 9% over study period
Human error will continue to ocar as with all equipment
offshore, To reduce its impact to within acceptable proportions,
a training prqram has been instituted for campany personnel
and potential users, By analysis of service records to identify
trende we aim to focm our pereonnel on areas where particular
care Is required,
VL Mudllna Releted Dalay8 - 16.5% over study period
Or, ccatslon the torque rwulred to open or dose mudllne
hangers causes a surface running tool to release at the wrong
moment, Although such a problem Is readily correctat with
eps@ialtorque tds provided ae part of the system, sometime
is usually lost.
On other cccaslons, the Inability to set a mudline hanger
pruluced delays not diractiy related to the wellhead perfor.
mance,
In general, the trend analysis chows a decreasing incident rate for
most categories. Three major lessons were learned:
1, Check all running tools for proper engagement before apply.
Ing hook load.
2, Do net use top drive to manipulate any of the running tool
functions.
3, Check tdl epacwut measurements yourself, DO NOT accept
another’e findings,
Finally, it was reported that on SIXwells out of slxly, the BOP’s
were lifted to correct problems, Two of these incidents required the
use of emergency ellps to support the casing for reasons unrelated
to the wellhead design.
Recommended Procedural Changes
To reduca the lnddents of time loss due to spacecut errors, an
operator cammitted to the prlnclpal of uelng adjustable shoulddr
hangers can ensure euccess by adopting a pollcy of using exact
length casing joints In the riser sections (40 ft k 0,25 inch),
Figure 10 illustrates the relationship of the various risers strlnge
made up of identiczd mudline pup joint end riser joint cor?!gura.
tions, Only the pup joints for the surface hangers differ In length. It
Is recommended that shoulder type coupllngs suitable as reueable
cmwctions are selected, Particularly on template drilling projects
where the rlsere can be used back to back such a fwlicy can be
justified and will offer substantial cost savings.
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Adaptations
In areas of the world where jackup drllllng is often performed
without the requirement for a low pressure SOP stack, further time
wing gains can be made with the adjustable hanger system,
For the Gulf of Mexicq the system illustrated In Figure 11 has been
developed. By using a sllrrt!ine version of the 20 mudline hanger
running tool a procedure can be followed which allows Installation
of a full 30” x20”x13-3iE” x 9-5/8” casing program using only a 21.-
1/4” diverter and the high pressure stack.
Two nipple downs are eliminated, Increasing the potential time
savings to 32.5 hours per well. The effect of these additional
savings renders this system cost effident for operations running In
excess of $870 per hour,
In addition, the standard 21-1/4” diverter can be used rather than
hating to use a 30” model which Is generally the caee when using
conventional aqulpment on euch a prcgram, Improving the acw
nomics even further
After the surface casing is cementwl, the riser annulus ie washed.
The riser Is then remowxf and a wear bushing Is inetalled In the
mudline hanger profile,
Once the stack is In place, the well can be completed with the
production casing set through the BOPS.
To date, few walls have been drilled In the Gulf of Mexlcc with the
adjustable hanger equipment, With rig rates low and conservatism
high, the market Is hard to penetrate. We fully expect, however,
that the system shown in Figure 11 will serve to generate addl-
tlonal Interest Irr this area.
Other Applications
To date, adjustable wellhead technology has been used in jackup
drllllng operations, mudline tieback platforms and when casing
support hangers are used below a production wellhead,
The eyetem, also, can be used In tieback situations as they may
present themselves In TensIon Leg Platform technology or when
wells drilled with subsea equipment are tied bati to surface
equipment,
In all these cases the problem of engaging to a fixed point while
also needing to iand on a surface shoulder requires adjustability In
the surface hang off mechanism If ong wishes to avoid the use of
slips,

The hole for the intermediate strfng Is then drilled through the same At present, the Adjustable Wellhead System is being proposed cm
a number of Tension Leg applications, We lock forward to an

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diverter after which the intermediate string can be run.
oprwlunlty to share our experiences In this new area once those
An adjustable shoulder to be installed once the diverter is removed projects have mme to fruition.
can be manipulated to provide support for the high pressure stack
to the outer canductor.

I Table !: inskktki Time Record I

1
[‘““’” ““
“’””’l”
13-3@” Stage - From ramovel of low pressure 3.5 hrs 5.0 hta
SOP to the pdnt where Ihe h16h pressure BOP
can M nlppled up

l! &5rS* 81aIJe. From comple!lon of Ihe cement

Job10Ihe polnllhe BOP Is ready fw” isllng
3,0 hrs le,o hrs

b Wall, !* WI, w Wllh m’ 12

1! 4 X’aIlt 18 Wsllo 30 *II, e Wlls

#J. IiaJaa: J&i! “Xm 9

r
19!s9 1990 1991

Equlpmenl Follura 11,5 1,9 2,1 0.37s

S901 Falluro o 2.3 0.15 0
00P rt]t ~olluro 0 0426 1#67 o
Spact Out Prabhmn 1.5 I 2.s o
Human Error 0 0.16 0,73 1,3
- lsraa 19s0 1990 !991 Mudllno Sys, Prblms, 0 1,3 1,4 0
rlgum 2 rrouf,s
Avwaaa [-15 Indahtlan Tlnn Cqmp+wi On )amual huh Avg. Howl LOVI P* I Wdl

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Adjustable
Hanger
Surface
T-?’
Wellhead
System

Adjustable
Production Casing
Hanger With
Lockring
x

I./

n-l z

Adjustable Surface
Casing Head
Threaded
‘r Mudline
Suspension
System

1
—
Outer Conductor

Surface Casing

Mudline Hanger j-— IntarmedlaleCasing

Running Tool String
With Wash Sleeve
-.. ‘“---- ProductionCaslncr
.
String RPBli611

Flf!ure 4
A@dabIe Wellhead and Mudline Suspension Syatom

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Washsleeve
7

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Gland Nut

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/ ‘acker
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9-518”
Pack-Off

20.314 x 13.510
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Wellhead Housing ——

9.5/8” Casing 7
Hanger

20” x 13.3/0”
.
Seal Ring .

20” x 20.3/4”

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