GB2432861A - Connector assembly - Google Patents

Connector assembly

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GB2432861A
GB2432861A GB0700331A GB0700331A GB2432861A GB 2432861 A GB2432861 A GB 2432861A GB 0700331 A GB0700331 A GB 0700331A GB 0700331 A GB0700331 A GB 0700331A GB 2432861 A GB2432861 A GB 2432861A
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Prior art keywords
casing
jacket
cavity
connector assembly
bore
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GB0700331A
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GB2432861B (en
GB0700331D0 (en
Inventor
Maxwell Graham Begley
Keith Munslow-Davies
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Specialist Engineering Services Aust Ltd
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Specialist Engineering Services Aust Ltd
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Priority claimed from AU2004903683A external-priority patent/AU2004903683A0/en
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Publication of GB2432861A publication Critical patent/GB2432861A/en
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Classifications

    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L17/00—Joints with packing adapted to sealing by fluid pressure
    • F16L17/10—Joints with packing adapted to sealing by fluid pressure the packing being sealed by the pressure of a fluid other than the fluid in or surrounding the pipe
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/02—Couplings; joints
    • E21B17/04—Couplings; joints between rod or the like and bit or between rod and rod or the like
    • E21B17/06—Releasing-joints, e.g. safety joints
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/02—Couplings; joints
    • E21B17/08—Casing joints

Abstract

A connector assembly (11) comprising a first hollow member which may be in the form of a first casing (13), and a second hollow member which may be in the form of a second casing (15). The first casing (13) has a first end (17) adapted to releasably retain a second end (21) of the second casing (15) therein. The connector assembly (11) further comprises a jacket (33) secured around a first outer portion adjacent the first end (17) of the first casing (13), and a second outer portion adjacent the second end (21) of the second casing (15). In use the jacket (33) bears against or is adjacent to a wall of a bore of a well. A sealed cavity (35) is defined between the jacket (33) and the outer portions of the casings (13, 15). When the connector (11) is assembled the cavity (33) is filled with a fluid and is in fluid communication with a vent (41). During disconnection of the first casing (13) from the second casing (15), the fluid in the cavity (35) is discharged from the cavity (35) through the vent (41) allowing the jacket (33) to move inwardly away from the bore wall to assist removal of the first casing (13) from the bore as it detaches from the second casing (15).
GB0700331A 2004-07-06 2005-07-06 Connector assembly Expired - Fee Related GB2432861B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AU2004903683A AU2004903683A0 (en) 2004-07-06 Connector Assembly
PCT/AU2005/000987 WO2006002487A1 (en) 2004-07-06 2005-07-06 Connector assembly

Publications (3)

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GB0700331D0 GB0700331D0 (en) 2007-02-14
GB2432861A true GB2432861A (en) 2007-06-06
GB2432861B GB2432861B (en) 2008-12-10

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GB0700331A Expired - Fee Related GB2432861B (en) 2004-07-06 2005-07-06 Connector assembly

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US (1) US20080277880A1 (en)
GB (1) GB2432861B (en)
WO (1) WO2006002487A1 (en)

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USD1005455S1 (en) 2020-09-08 2023-11-21 Adesso Inc. Connector
US11940065B2 (en) 2020-09-09 2024-03-26 Adesso Inc. Connector and associated lighting assembly

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US5333916A (en) * 1993-03-30 1994-08-02 Burkit William A External pipe coupling system with inflatable gasket
DE4432793A1 (en) * 1993-09-17 1995-03-23 Manibs Spezialarmaturen Device for connecting pipe ends by means of a weldable socket
GB2369663A (en) * 2000-11-30 2002-06-05 Glynwed Pipe Systems Ltd Pipe coupling with sleeve deformable by pressurizing fluid
DE10106259A1 (en) * 2001-02-10 2002-08-14 Berlin Chemie Ag Connector for two pipes comprises sleeve in sheet metal casing which can be inflated through valve and is pushed over gap between pipe ends and inflated to seal it
US6595559B1 (en) * 1998-12-24 2003-07-22 Tricorn Group Plc Pipe coupling
GB2396372A (en) * 2002-12-16 2004-06-23 Vetco Gray Inc Abb Sub mudline abandonment connector
US20040262912A1 (en) * 2003-03-20 2004-12-30 Stephane Bertholin Device and method for connection with relative and controlled sealing between a pipe and a ceramic tube

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US672475A (en) * 1900-12-19 1901-04-23 Francisco Cavallaro Expansible packing attachment for artesian wells.
US1836470A (en) * 1930-02-24 1931-12-15 Granville A Humason Blow-out preventer
US2061993A (en) * 1935-01-12 1936-11-24 Baker Oil Tools Inc Perforated liner washer
US2342884A (en) * 1941-07-22 1944-02-29 Standard Oil Dev Co Hydraulic packer
US3114566A (en) * 1961-04-21 1963-12-17 Kobe Inc Shrink fit tubing joint
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Patent Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5333916A (en) * 1993-03-30 1994-08-02 Burkit William A External pipe coupling system with inflatable gasket
DE4432793A1 (en) * 1993-09-17 1995-03-23 Manibs Spezialarmaturen Device for connecting pipe ends by means of a weldable socket
US6595559B1 (en) * 1998-12-24 2003-07-22 Tricorn Group Plc Pipe coupling
GB2369663A (en) * 2000-11-30 2002-06-05 Glynwed Pipe Systems Ltd Pipe coupling with sleeve deformable by pressurizing fluid
DE10106259A1 (en) * 2001-02-10 2002-08-14 Berlin Chemie Ag Connector for two pipes comprises sleeve in sheet metal casing which can be inflated through valve and is pushed over gap between pipe ends and inflated to seal it
GB2396372A (en) * 2002-12-16 2004-06-23 Vetco Gray Inc Abb Sub mudline abandonment connector
US20040262912A1 (en) * 2003-03-20 2004-12-30 Stephane Bertholin Device and method for connection with relative and controlled sealing between a pipe and a ceramic tube

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WO2006002487A1 (en) 2006-01-12
GB2432861B (en) 2008-12-10
US20080277880A1 (en) 2008-11-13
GB0700331D0 (en) 2007-02-14

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