US 12,410,673 B2
Seal, method, and system
Miguel Alvarez, Guanajuato (MX); Thomas Banditrat, Houston, TX (US); and Joshua Raymond Snitkoff, Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Feb. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/169,075.
Prior Publication US 2024/0271503 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. E21B 33/10 (2006.01); E21B 33/12 (2006.01); F16J 15/08 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 33/10 (2013.01) [E21B 33/1212 (2013.01); F16J 15/0887 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seal comprising:
a torque shoulder having a torque face and a seal support concavity, the torque shoulder having a longitudinal extent; and
an arcuately shaped seal member integrally formed with the torque shoulder and complimentary to the concavity and spaced from the torque shoulder when in an uncompressed position.