IP Library Granted Patent US 10,422,196
Granted Patent B2
US 10,422,196 · App. 15/683,565 · Granted Sep 24, 2019

Hydraulic fluid distribution assembly

Inventors: Michael Levert, Jr. (Katy, TX); Kyle Sommerfeld (Houston, TX)
Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
E21B33/038E21B34/02E21B34/102F16K11/076F16K11/0856E21B33/047E21B43/14F16L39/04
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Patent No.
US 10,422,196
App. No.
15/683,565
Granted
Sep 24, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system includes a rotatable fluid distribution system having a first block and a second block, the first block is configured to receive a supply of pressurized fluid, the second block is configured to distribute the supply of pressurized fluid to one or more actuators of a running tool, a wellhead component, or both, and the first block and the second block are configured to rotate with respect to one another about an axis to adjust which of the one or more actuators of the running tool, the wellhead component, or both, receives the supply of pressurized fluid.

Claims (25)

1. A system, comprising:

a rotatable fluid distribution system comprising a first block and a second block, wherein the first block is configured to receive a supply of pressurized fluid, wherein the second block is configured to distribute the supply of pressurized fluid to one or more actuators of a running tool, a wellhead component, or both, wherein the first block comprises a first plurality of passageways spaced about first portions of the first block, wherein the second block comprises a second plurality of passageways spaced about second portions of the second block, wherein the first plurality of passageways comprises a supply passageway and a vent passageway, wherein the second plurality of passageways is coupled to the one or more actuators of the running tool, the wellhead component, or both, and wherein the first block and the second block are configured to rotate with respect to one another about an axis to adjust which of the one or more actuators of the running tool, the wellhead component, or both, receives the supply of pressurized fluid.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein each of the first portions are one eighth or one twelfth of the first block and each of the second portions are one eighth or one twelfth of the second block.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein an actuator of the one or more actuators is configured to be engaged when the supply passageway of the first plurality of passageways aligns with an additional passageway of the second plurality of passageways coupled to the actuator.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein fluid in an additional passageway of the second plurality of passageways is configured to discharge from the additional passageway when the additional passageway is aligned with the vent passageway of the first plurality of passageways.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more actuators comprise an actuator coupled to one or more locking components of the running tool, such that the actuator is configured to engage the one or more locking components to secure the running tool in the wellbore, disengage the one or more locking components to remove the running tool from the wellbore, or both.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more actuators comprise an actuator coupled to a seal assembly of the wellhead component, such that the actuator is configured to engage the seal assembly to form a seal between the wellhead component and a tubular.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more actuators comprise an actuator coupled to a lock member of the wellhead component, such that the actuator is configured to engage the lock member to secure the wellhead component in the wellbore.

8. A method, comprising:

adjusting a rotatable fluid distribution system of a running tool to a first position;

running the running tool into a wellbore;

adjusting the rotatable fluid distribution system to a second position to actuate one or more locking components of the running tool and secure the running tool in the wellbore;

adjusting the rotatable fluid distribution system to a third position to actuate a seal assembly of a wellhead component and seal the wellhead component to a tubular;

adjusting the rotatable fluid distribution system to a fourth position to actuate a lock member of the wellhead component and secure the wellhead component to the wellbore;

adjusting the rotatable fluid distribution system to the first position or a fifth position to unsecure the one or more locking components;

removing the running tool from the wellbore.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein adjusting the rotatable fluid distribution system to the first position, the second position, the third position, the fourth position, the fifth position, or a combination thereof, comprises actuating a drive configured to rotate a first block of the rotatable fluid distribution system, a second block of the rotatable fluid distribution system, or both the first block and the second block.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein actuating the drive configured to rotate the first block of the rotatable fluid distribution system, the second block of the rotatable fluid distribution system, or both the first block and the second block comprises rotating the first block at a predetermined angle about an axis.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein adjusting the rotatable fluid distribution system to the second position to actuate the one or more locking components of the running tool and secure the running tool in the wellbore comprises aligning a first passageway of a first block of the rotatable fluid distribution system with a second passageway of a second block of the rotatable fluid distribution system, wherein the first passageway is coupled to a supply line of pressurized fluid, and wherein the second passageway is coupled to a first actuator configured to engage the one or more locking components of the running tool.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein adjusting the rotatable fluid distribution system to a third position to actuate a seal assembly of a wellhead component and seal the wellhead component to a tubular comprises aligning the first passageway of the first block of the rotatable fluid distribution system with a third passageway of the second block of the rotatable fluid distribution system, wherein the third passageway is coupled to a second actuator configured to engage the seal assembly of the wellhead component.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein adjusting the rotatable fluid distribution system to a fourth position to actuate a lock member of the wellhead component and secure the wellhead component to the wellbore comprises aligning the first passageway of the first block of the rotatable fluid distribution system with a fourth passageway of the second block of the rotatable fluid distribution system, wherein the fourth passageway is coupled to a third actuator configured to engage the lock member of the wellhead component.

14. A system, comprising:

a wellhead component configured to be disposed in a wellbore;

a running tool configured to run the wellhead component into the wellbore; and

a rotatable fluid distribution system comprising a first block and a second block, wherein the first block is configured to receive a supply of pressurized fluid, wherein the second block is configured to distribute the supply of pressurized fluid to one or more actuators of a running tool, a wellhead component, or both, wherein the first block comprises a first plurality of passageways spaced about first portions of the first block, wherein the second block comprises a second plurality of passageways spaced about second portions of the second block, wherein the first plurality of passageways comprises a supply passageway and a vent passageway, wherein the second plurality of passageways is coupled to the one or more actuators of the running tool, the wellhead component, or both, and wherein the first block and the second block are configured to rotate with respect to one another about an axis to adjust which of the one or more actuators of the running tool, the wellhead component, or both, receives the supply of pressurized fluid.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2017
From: LEVERT, MICHAEL, JR.; SOMMERFELD, KYLE
To: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043368/0977 →
Continuity (1)
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