US 12,006,782 B2
Wellhead side-outlet contingency VR plug integral adaptor
Mansour Abdullah Alamer, Dammam (SA); and Mohammed Eid Almukhlifi, Dammam (SA)
Assigned to Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Jul. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/874,376.
Prior Publication US 2024/0035350 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. E21B 33/068 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 33/068 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
11. A method of adapting a wellhead side-outlet of a wellhead component to accommodate the installation of a valve removal (VR) plug, the method comprising:
providing an apparatus configured as a contingency adaptor for the wellhead side-outlet, wherein the apparatus comprises:
an outer side comprising a first flange and a VR plug profile configured to accommodate installation of the VR plug;
an inner side opposite the outer side, the inner side comprising a second flange and a neck; and
a test port;
coupling the apparatus to the wellhead side-outlet, wherein coupling the apparatus to the wellhead side-outlet comprises:
positioning the neck within the wellhead side-outlet such that an outer surface of the neck faces an inner surface of the wellhead side-outlet;
creating, with a gasket, a first fluid seal between the second flange and an outer surface of the wellhead side-outlet; and
creating, with a seal placed around an outer diameter of the neck, a second fluid seal between the outer surface of the neck and the inner surface of the wellhead side-outlet; and
pressure testing, via the test port, a volume defined by the apparatus, the wellhead component, the seal, and the gasket.