Patent ID: 8960274
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: E21B,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: a locking segment having a slot that is acutely angled in a first direction relative to an axis of a tubular member in a wellhead, wherein the slot is configured to receive an end portion of a lock screw to enable rotation of the lock screw along a rotational axis that is acutely angled in a second direction relative to the axis of the tubular member, the first and second directions are crosswise to one another, the slot is configured to enable movement of the end portion of the lock screw in the first direction along the slot between first and second positions, the slot is configured to release the end portion of the lock screw from the locking segment at the first position along the slot, and the slot is configured to couple the end portion of the lock screw to the locking segment at the second position along the slot.