US 12,258,827 B2
Compliant compression plate for a slip hanger or packoff
Samuel Cheng, Katy, TX (US); and Paul Cody, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/122,539.
Prior Publication US 2024/0309716 A1, Sep. 19, 2024
Int. Cl. E21B 23/01 (2006.01); E21B 23/06 (2006.01); E21B 43/10 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 23/01 (2013.01) [E21B 23/06 (2013.01); E21B 43/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for a slip hanger to be used with oilfield equipment, comprising:
a plurality of slip segments; and
a compression plate comprising bolt holes to associate with the plurality of slip segments and comprising one or more of a plurality of grooves or a plurality of slots extending circumferentially with respect to an axis of the slip hanger that is around a tubular, the compression plate to be associated with an annulus seal gland of the slip hanger and to enable a gland volume of the annulus seal gland to change with temperature applied to the slip hanger, wherein the gland volume comprises a space formed within a slip bowl of the slip hanger and at least portions of the tubular, a wellhead housing, and the compression plate.