Utility skid tree support system for subsea wellhead
View Patent ↗A utility skid tree system for subsea wellheads enables a tree to be mounted by and interface with utility skids. Production bore access is provided through an extended production wing block. The system reacts and transfers installation loads and potential snag loads to the conductor. The tree accepts skids for flow boosting, metering, water-oil separation, etc. A conventional choke may be fitted outboard of the utility insert profile.
1. A subsea tree, comprising:
a tree body having a bore, a lateral production port extending from the bore, and a mandrel;
to utility skid tree support system having a wing block and a utility skid;
the wing block is mounted to the tree body below the mandrel and has a horizontal bore aligned with the lateral production port, a vertical bore extending from the horizontal bore in the wing block and through the utility skid, and a top surface with a groove; and
the utility skid having an aligning member for engaging the mandrel to locate and align the utility skid with respect to the tree body comprising a sleeve that horizontally from the utility skid and circumscribes the mandrel, and a foot inserted into the groove.
2. A subsea tree according to claim 1 , wherein the wing block is integrally formed with the tree body.
3. A subsea tree according to claim 1 , wherein the wing block has a production wing valve that is located horizontally closer to the tree body than to an opposite end face of the wing block, the vertical bore is located horizontally closer to the opposite end face than to the tree body, and the horizontal bore is located closer to one side face of the wing block than an opposite side face thereof.
4. A subsea tree according to claim 1 , wherein the wing block has is block leg extending downward therefrom, the block leg extending across an entire width of the wing block transverse to a direction of the horizontal bore, and the block leg having a horizontal lower surface and a chamfer on one side thereof.
5. A subsea tree according to claim 1 , wherein the groove extends from an end face of the wing, block to the tree body.