Patent ID: 7063160
Filing Date: 2006-06-20
Classification: E21B

Abstract:
1. A subsea wellhead assembly, comprising: a tubular wellhead member; a production port extending through a side of the wellhead member for transmitting production fluid from the subsea well; a tubing hanger, having a string of tubing extending to a production depth within the subsea well, that lands in a bore of the wellhead member and has an inner bore in fluid communication with the string of tubing; at least one hanger port extending through a side of the tubing hanger for transmitting the production fluid from the bore of the tubing hanger to the production port; a diverter positioned adjacent the tubing hanger for diverting the flow of production fluid from the hanger port around a portion of the tubing hanger to the production port, the diverter having a tubular cross-section and surrounding a portion of the outer surface of the tubing hanger; and a diverter port that is located at a substantially opposite circumferential position from the hanger port.