Patent ID: 8127838
Filing Date: 2012-03-06
Classification: E21B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for protecting the environment from leaks originating from a stuffing box secured to a nipple on a pumping tee comprising: a first gasket positioned on said nipple; a seal ring positioned over said first gasket, said seal, ring having an upper end carrying an external circumferential groove and a lower end with an outwardly projecting flange, said flange interrupted by at least two slots; a stabilizer bar having at least two upwardly extending flanges, said stabilizer bar positioned on said pumping tee such that said upwardly extending flanges extend through said slots of said seal ring; a second gasket positioned within said circumferential groove of said seal ring; a liquid tight containment vessel, said containment vessel comprising a first half shell and a second half shell,