Patent ID: 6015009
Filing Date: 2000-01-18
Classification: E21B

Abstract:
A hanger system for supporting casing and tubing in a surface pipe anchored in the earth, the surface pipe having an open upper end, the hanger system comprising:a casing head having a lower tubular portion that telescopically engages an upper end of the surface pipe, the casing head having a vertical opening therethrough and a decreased internal diameter portion providing an internal circumferential load shoulder;a casing hanger assembly receivable within said casing head vertical opening and having a circumferential load shoulder that seats against said casing head internal load shoulder by which the casing hanger is removably supported within said casing head, the casing hanger having a vertical casing opening dimensioned to receive casing therethrough, an upper portion of the casing opening having a conically shaped surface and having, exteriorly of the casing opening a vertical tubing opening dimensioned to receive tubing therethrough;a tubing support plate externally dimensioned to be received in said casing head vertical opening and having a vertical casing opening dimensioned to receive casing therethrough and, exteriorly of the casing opening, a vertical tubing opening dimensioned to receive tubing therethrough, the tubing support plate casing opening and tubing opening being in alignment with said casing and tubing openings in said casing hanger assembly, an upper portion of the tubing support plate tubing opening having a conically shaped surface;segmented casing slips having a conical external surface removably received in said casing hanger casing opening conically shaped surface and having a central opening therethrough defined by circumferential serrated surfaces configured to engage and support casing positioned in said casing hanger casing opening;segmented tubing slips having a conical external surface removable received in said tubing support plate conically shaped surface and having a central opening therethrough defined by circumferential serrated surfaces configured to engage and support tubing positioned in said tubing support plate tubing opening; anda packoff flange having a vertical casing opening dimensioned to sealably receive casing therethrough and having a recess configured to sealable receive the upper end of the tubing and being sealably attachable to said casing head providing for retention of said casing hanger assembly and said tubing support plate within said casing head and having a passageway providing closed communication with the upper end of the tubing supported by said tubing support plate.