US 12,276,161 B1
Lifting plug
Steve Langford, Meudon (FR)
Assigned to VALLOUREC OIL AND GAS FRANCE, Aulnoye-aymeries (FR)
Filed by VALLOUREC OIL AND GAS FRANCE, Aulnoye-Aymeries (FR)
Filed on Oct. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/486,667.
Int. Cl. E21B 17/042 (2006.01); E21B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 17/006 (2013.01) [E21B 17/0426 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lifting plug for connection with a tubular member, the lifting plug comprising:
a tubular body comprising an externally threaded portion;
a plurality of apertures extending through thread crests of the externally threaded portion of the tubular body; and
a flange at a first end of the tubular body for engagement with a lifting device,
wherein the apertures are spaced from one another along the longitudinal axis of the tubular body.