Patent ID: 8631870

Claim:
An apparatus for cooling tubulars stripped from a well to temperatures suitable for handling at surface, comprising: (a) a hanger for manipulating the tubulars; (b) a sub-assembly below the hanger comprising: a top annular BOP or seal; (ii) a bottom annular BOP or seal below the top annular BOP or seal, the bottom annular BOP or seal being attached to and above a wellhead; and (iii) a chamber for receiving tubulars and associated equipment from the wellbore, the chamber being attached between the top annular BOP or seal and the bottom annular BOP or seal, and sealed by the BOPs or seals from wellbore pressures and atmospheric pressures, and (c) the chamber having an inlet port for injection of fluid coolant and an outlet port for exhausting fluid coolant wherein the chamber is expandable in length while sealed.