Split hanger tubing hanger
An assembly configured to be inserted into a wellhead includes a body and a door that is pivotally coupled to the body. The door is configured to pivot between a closed position and an open position. An interface between the body and the door defines a first passage configured to have a cable pass therethrough, and a second passage configured to have a secondary tube pass therethrough. The assembly also includes one or more hinges that pivotally couple the body to the door. The one or more hinges include a first hinge that is recessed at least partially into the body and the door. The assembly also includes a primary seal insert positioned at least partially within the body and the door. The primary seal insert expands radially-outward to seal with the wellhead in response to being axially-compressed.
1. An assembly configured to be inserted into a wellhead, the assembly comprising:
a body;
a door that is pivotally coupled to the body, wherein the door is configured to pivot between a closed position and an open position, and wherein an interface between the body and the door defines:
a first passage configured to have a cable pass therethrough; and
a second passage configured to have a secondary tube pass therethrough;
one or more flanges coupled to an upper surface of the body, the door, or both, wherein the one or more flanges are configured to compress packing seals into fluid-tight engagement with the cable, the body, and the door and with the secondary tube, the body, and the door;
one or more hinges that pivotally couple the body to the door, wherein the one or more hinges comprise a first hinge that is recessed at least partially into the body and the door; and
a primary seal insert positioned at least partially within the body and the door, wherein the primary seal insert expands radially-outward to seal with the wellhead in response to being axially-compressed.
2. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the body is configured to be positioned between an upper sub and a lower sub, wherein the first passage allows the cable to pass therethrough from the upper sub to the lower sub, and wherein the second passage allows the secondary tube pass to therethrough from the upper sub to the lower sub.
3. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein one or more first captive fasteners secure the door in the closed position, and wherein one or more second captive fasteners secure the one or more flanges to the body, the door, or both.
4. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the one or more flanges are split into two portions that are laterally-adjacent to one another, and wherein the cable and the secondary tube are configured to extend through the two portions.
5. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first hinge comprises a clevis and link system.
6. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the primary seal insert comprises:
a first insert positioned at least partially between an upper portion of the body and a lower portion of the body; and
a second insert positioned at least partially between an upper portion of the door and a lower portion of the door, wherein the first and second inserts are pressed together and against the cable and the secondary tube when the door is in the closed position, thereby preventing fluid communication between the body and the door along the cable, the secondary tube, or both.
7. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the primary seal insert comprises a single insert positioned at least partially between upper and lower portions of the body and between upper and lower portions of the door, wherein the single insert defines a large hanger opening, a small hanger opening, a cable opening, and a secondary tube opening, and wherein the single insert comprises a plurality of scarf cuts that facilitate installation of the cable into the cable opening and facilitate installation of the secondary tube into the secondary tube opening.
8. The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a swivel coupled to the body, wherein the swivel is configured to permit the body and the door to be positioned across a range of circumferential positions relative to a tubular string to which the swivel is also coupled.
9. An assembly configured to be inserted into a wellhead, the assembly comprising:
a body;
a door that is pivotally coupled to the body, wherein the door is configured to pivot between a closed position and an open position, and wherein an interface between the body and the door defines:
a first passage configured to have a cable pass therethrough; and
a second passage configured to have a secondary tube pass therethrough;
one or more hinges that pivotally couple the body to the door, wherein the one or more hinges comprise a first hinge that is recessed at least partially into the body and the door;
a primary seal insert positioned at least partially within the body and the door, wherein the primary seal insert expands radially-outward to seal with the wellhead in response to being axially-compressed; and
an axial load-bearing feature between the body and the door that transfers axial loads from the assembly to the wellhead, and wherein the axial load-bearing feature comprises:
a lug that is coupled to or integral with the body; and
a recess formed in the door.
10. A split hanger assembly configured to be inserted into a wellhead, the split hanger assembly comprising:
a body configured to be positioned between an upper sub and a lower sub;
a door that is pivotally coupled to the body, wherein the door is configured to pivot between a closed position and an open position, wherein an interface between the body and the door defines:
a first passage configured to have a cable pass therethrough from the upper sub to the lower sub; and
a second passage configured to have a secondary tube pass therethrough from the upper sub to the lower sub;
one or more hinges that pivotally couple the body to the door, wherein the one or more hinges comprise a first hinge that is recessed at least partially into the body and the door;
one or more flanges coupled to the upper surface of the body, the door, or both, wherein the one or more flanges are configured to compress packing seals into fluid-tight engagement with the cable, the body, and the door and with the secondary tube, the body, and the door;
a primary seal insert positioned at least partially within the body and the door, wherein the primary seal insert expands radially-outward to seal with the wellhead in response to being axially-compressed; and
an axial load-bearing feature positioned between the body and the door that transfers axial loads from the split hanger assembly to the wellhead.
11. The split hanger assembly of claim 10 , wherein one or more first captive fasteners secure the door in the closed position, and wherein one or more second captive fasteners secure the one or more flanges to the body, the door, or both.
12. The split hanger assembly of claim 10 , wherein the primary seal insert comprises:
a first insert positioned at least partially between an upper portion of the body and a lower portion of the body; and
a second insert positioned at least partially between an upper portion of the door and a lower portion of the door, wherein the first and second inserts are pressed together and against the cable and the secondary tube when the door is in the closed position, thereby preventing communication between the body and the door along the cable, the secondary tube, or both.
13. The split hanger assembly of claim 10 , wherein the primary seal insert comprises a single insert positioned at least partially between upper and lower portions of the body and between upper and lower portions of the door, wherein the single insert defines a large hanger opening, a small hanger opening, a cable opening, and a secondary tube opening, and wherein the single insert comprises a plurality of scarf cuts that facilitate installation of the cable into the cable opening and facilitate installation of the secondary tube into the secondary tube opening.
14. The split hanger assembly of claim 10 , wherein the axial load-bearing feature comprises a lug that is coupled to or integral with the body and a recess formed in the door.
15. A split hanger assembly configured to be inserted into a wellhead and to support a production tubing within a wellbore, the split hanger assembly comprising:
a body configured to be positioned between an upper sub and a lower sub;
a door that is pivotally coupled to the body, wherein the door is configured to pivot between a closed position and an open position, wherein one or more first captive fasteners secure the door in the closed position, and wherein an interface between the body and the door defines:
a first passage configured to have a cable pass therethrough from the upper sub to the lower sub; and
a second passage configured to have a secondary tube pass therethrough from the upper sub to the lower sub;
one or more hinges that pivotally couple the body to the door, wherein the one or more hinges comprise a first hinge that is recessed at least partially into the body and the door;
one or more flanges coupled to an upper surface of the body, the door, or both, wherein the one or more flanges are configured to compress packing seals into fluid-tight engagement with the cable, the body, and the door and with the secondary tube, the body, and the door, and wherein one or more second captive fasteners secure the one or more flanges to the body, the door, or both;
a primary seal insert positioned at least partially within the body and the door and above the first hinge, wherein the primary seal insert expands radially-outward to seal with the wellhead in response to being axially-compressed; and
an axial load-bearing feature between the body and the door that transfers axial loads from the split hanger assembly to the wellhead, wherein the axial load-bearing feature comprises a lug that is coupled to or integral with the body and a recess formed in the door.
16. The split hanger assembly of claim 15 , wherein the body and the door define a shoulder that is positioned below the primary seal insert, and wherein the first hinge is positioned between the primary seal insert and the shoulder.
17. The split hanger assembly of claim 15 , wherein the body and the door define a shoulder that is positioned below the primary seal insert, and wherein the first hinge is positioned below the primary seal insert and the shoulder.
18. The split hanger assembly of claim 17 , wherein the one or more hinges further comprise a second hinge that is positioned above the primary seal insert and on the upper surface of the body and the door.
19. The split hanger assembly of claim 18 , wherein the first hinge, the second hinge, or both comprise a center link defining a first link opening and a second link opening, wherein the second link opening has a greater width than the first link opening to permit a bolt therein to slide from a first end of the second link opening to a second end of the second link opening.