IP Library Granted Patent US 12698859
Granted Patent B1
US 12698859 · App. 19/344,235 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Seal carrier tool systems and methods

Inventors: Thomas George Roesner (Cypress, TX); David Lane Evans (Conroe, TX); John Andrew Chappell (Katy, TX)
Assignee: Scout Surface Solutions, LLC
F16L37/42B25B27/0028F01D11/003F16L37/62
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12698859
App. No.
19/344,235
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
B1
Abstract

A system includes a seal carrier tool. The seal carrier tool includes an inner portion configured to engage a seal carrier assembly. The seal carrier assembly is configured to removably engage with a portion of a borehole of a connector of a fluid supply system. The seal carrier tool also includes an outer portion disposed radially outward from the inner portion. The outer portion is configured to engage the connector. The seal carrier tool also includes an actuator configured to engage both the inner portion and the outer portion. The actuator is configured to drive the inner portion to move in an axial direction relative to the outer portion to facilitate removal of the seal carrier assembly from the portion of the borehole.

Claims (37)

1 . A system, comprising:

a seal carrier tool, comprising:

an inner portion configured to engage a seal carrier assembly, wherein the seal carrier assembly is configured to removably engage with a portion of a borehole of a connector of a fluid supply system;

an outer portion disposed radially outward from the inner portion, wherein the outer portion is configured to engage the connector; and

an actuator configured to engage both the inner portion and the outer portion;

wherein the actuator is configured to drive the inner portion to move in an axial direction relative to the outer portion to facilitate removal of the seal carrier assembly from the portion of the borehole.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the inner portion comprises a protrusion configured to engage a recess of the seal carrier assembly.

3 . The system of claim 1 , comprising the seal carrier assembly.

4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the seal carrier assembly comprises a recess.

5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the inner portion comprises a protrusion configured to engage the recess.

6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the recess is configured to receive a seal of the seal carrier assembly.

7 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the recess is not configured to receive a seal of the seal carrier assembly.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the inner portion comprises a slot at least partially defined by an aperture formed through a wall of the inner portion.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the inner portion is configured to engage the seal carrier assembly based on the slot receiving a portion of the seal carrier assembly.

10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the outer portion comprises a slot formed through a wall of the outer portion, the slot extends along the axial direction, and the slot is configured to provide visibility of a portion of the inner portion from an exterior of the seal carrier tool.

11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the actuator comprises:

an externally threaded component fixedly coupled to the inner portion and slidably coupled to the outer portion; and

an internally threaded component threaded to the externally threaded component and disposed exterior to the outer portion.

12 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the actuator comprises an externally threaded component rotatably coupled to the outer portion and threadedly coupled to the inner portion to drive the inner portion in the axial direction based on a rotation of the externally threaded component.

13 . A method, comprising:

engaging a seal carrier assembly with an inner portion of a seal carrier tool, wherein the seal carrier assembly is configured to removably engage with a portion of a borehole of a connector of a fluid supply system, and the inner portion of the seal carrier tool is disposed within an outer portion of the seal carrier tool;

engaging the connector with the outer portion of the seal carrier tool;

actuating an actuator coupled to both the inner portion and the outer portion to move the inner portion in an axial direction relative to the outer portion; and

removing the seal carrier assembly from the portion of the borehole based on the actuation of the actuator.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein engaging the seal carrier assembly comprises receiving a portion of the seal carrier assembly into a slot of the inner portion, wherein the slot is at least partially defined by an aperture formed through a wall of the inner portion.

15 . A seal carrier tool, comprising:

a tool portion configured to engage a seal carrier assembly, wherein the seal carrier assembly is configured to removably engage with a portion of a borehole of a connector of a fluid supply system;

an additional tool portion, wherein at least a portion of the additional tool portion is radially offset from the tool portion, and the additional tool portion is configured to engage the connector; and

an actuator configured to engage both the tool portion and the additional tool portion;

wherein the actuator is configured to drive the tool portion to move in an axial direction relative to the additional tool portion to facilitate removal of the seal carrier assembly from the portion of the borehole.

16 . The seal carrier tool of claim 15 , wherein the tool portion comprises a protrusion configured to engage a recess of the seal carrier assembly.

17 . The seal carrier tool of claim 15 , wherein the tool portion comprises a slot at least partially defined by an aperture formed through a wall of the tool portion.

18 . The seal carrier tool of claim 17 , wherein the tool portion is configured to engage the seal carrier assembly based on the slot receiving a portion of the seal carrier assembly.

19 . The seal carrier tool of claim 15 , wherein the additional tool portion comprises a slot formed through a wall of the additional tool portion, the slot extends along the axial direction, and the slot is configured to provide visibility of a portion of the tool portion from an exterior of the seal carrier tool.

20 . The seal carrier tool of claim 15 , wherein the actuator comprises:

an externally threaded component fixedly coupled to the tool portion and slidably coupled to the additional tool portion; and

an internally threaded component threaded to the externally threaded component and disposed exterior to the additional tool portion.