E - Fixed Constructions – 21 – B
Patent
E - Fixed Constructions
21
B
E21B 21/02 (2006.01) F16L 17/10 (2006.01) F16L 27/08 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2462798
Methods and apparatus for providing enhanced seal life of a swivel seal assembly by decreasing the effective differential pressure across a given rotating seal. The differential pressure is decreased by providing a pressurized fluid on the low-pressure side of the seal at a predetermined fraction of the operating pressure of the swivel seal assembly. A preferred swivel seal assembly utilizes a washpipe and packing box that are rigidly affixed to their respective conduits such that misalignment and dynamic run-out is compensated for in the gap between the washpipe and the packing box. A control system monitors and regulates the pressurized fluid supplied to the assembly.
Dinkel Jeffery J.
Kubinski Michael J.
Morrow Wesley C.
Deeth Williams Wall Llp
National-Oilwell L.p.
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