Patent ID: 6520262
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: E21B

Abstract:
A riser connector for connecting a riser to a wellhead assembly having a bore therethrough, the connector comprising:a housing having a first and a second end; the first end of the housing having an opening of a diameter at least substantially the same as the inner diameter of the bore of the wellhead assembly and being adapted for connecting to the wellhead assembly with the opening in communication with the bore of the wellhead assembly; the second end comprising a first opening connectable to the riser and having a diameter at least substantially the same as the inner diameter of the riser, and a second opening, having a diameter at least substantially the same as the diameter of the bore of the wellhead assembly; the housing further comprising a first conduit connecting the opening in the first end of the housing to the first opening in the second end of the housing, and a second conduit connecting the opening in the first end of the housing to the second opening in the second end of the housing; and, the connector is flexible whereby in use the orientation of the first and second conduits with respect to the wellhead assembly can be varied.