US2011303416A1PendingUtilityA1

Lower emergency marine riser(lemr) and method of installation preventing catastrophic product spills

Assignee: HERMAN II JOHN WAYNEPriority: Jun 14, 2010Filed: Jun 14, 2010Published: Dec 15, 2011
Est. expiryJun 14, 2030(~3.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:John Herman
E21B 43/0122E21B 33/038
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Abstract

A specialized conduit 10 of undetermined length with an emergency disconnecting flange or coupling 9 B as well as lower flared fittings and O-rings at the lower end of specialized conduit: a) for sealing conduit to wellhead casing liner and b) cleaning wellhead casing liner during entry and said specialized conduit has an upper reinforced tapered shroud over the specialized conduit that when inserted into wellhead casing liner creates a tight metal to metal seal and said specialized conduit tip is reinforced with a machined stainless steel nose piece and upper end of specialized conduit is fitted or formed with coupling or bolt flange to attach to a new LMRP, creating a Lower Emergency Marine Riser (LEMR) to insert into a wellhead for rapid replacement of defective BOP creating immediate and uninterrupted well production and simultaneous containment.

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1 . a specialized conduit for attaching to a well system control device.

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