[go: up one dir, main page]

US20110084477A1 - Wedge threads with a solid lubricant coating - Google Patents

Wedge threads with a solid lubricant coating Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US20110084477A1
US20110084477A1 US12/897,519 US89751910A US2011084477A1 US 20110084477 A1 US20110084477 A1 US 20110084477A1 US 89751910 A US89751910 A US 89751910A US 2011084477 A1 US2011084477 A1 US 2011084477A1
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
wedge threads
solid lubricant
internal
coating
connection
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
Application number
US12/897,519
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
David Llewellyn Mallis
Andrea L. Reade-Romero
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Hydril LLC
Original Assignee
Hydril LLC
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Family has litigation
First worldwide family litigation filed litigation Critical https://patents.darts-ip.com/?family=43854224&utm_source=google_patent&utm_medium=platform_link&utm_campaign=public_patent_search&patent=US20110084477(A1) "Global patent litigation dataset” by Darts-ip is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Application filed by Hydril LLC filed Critical Hydril LLC
Priority to US12/897,519 priority Critical patent/US20110084477A1/en
Priority to BR112012008784-3A priority patent/BR112012008784B1/pt
Priority to PCT/US2010/052275 priority patent/WO2011046909A2/en
Priority to JP2012534280A priority patent/JP2013507596A/ja
Priority to AU2010307058A priority patent/AU2010307058B2/en
Priority to CA2777477A priority patent/CA2777477A1/en
Priority to MX2012004419A priority patent/MX2012004419A/es
Priority to CN201080056638.7A priority patent/CN102648370B/zh
Priority to EP10823928.6A priority patent/EP2488777B1/en
Priority to RU2012119152/06A priority patent/RU2554672C2/ru
Assigned to HYDRIL COMPANY reassignment HYDRIL COMPANY ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: MALLIS, DAVID LLEWELLYN, READE-ROMERO, ANDREA L.
Publication of US20110084477A1 publication Critical patent/US20110084477A1/en
Priority to US13/284,404 priority patent/US9052041B2/en
Assigned to HYDRIL COMPANY reassignment HYDRIL COMPANY ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: MALLIS, DAVID LLEWELLYN, READE-ROMERO, ANDREA L.
Priority to CY20201100960T priority patent/CY1123584T1/el
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L15/00—Screw-threaded joints; Forms of screw-threads for such joints
    • F16L15/001—Screw-threaded joints; Forms of screw-threads for such joints with conical threads
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21C—MANUFACTURE OF METAL SHEETS, WIRE, RODS, TUBES OR PROFILES, OTHERWISE THAN BY ROLLING; AUXILIARY OPERATIONS USED IN CONNECTION WITH METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL
    • B21C23/00—Extruding metal; Impact extrusion
    • B21C23/22—Making metal-coated products; Making products from two or more metals
    • B21C23/24—Covering indefinite lengths of metal or non-metal material with a metal coating
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10M—LUBRICATING COMPOSITIONS; USE OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES EITHER ALONE OR AS LUBRICATING INGREDIENTS IN A LUBRICATING COMPOSITION
    • C10M145/00—Lubricating compositions characterised by the additive being a macromolecular compound containing oxygen
    • C10M145/18—Macromolecular compounds obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
    • C10M145/24—Polyethers
    • C10M145/26—Polyoxyalkylenes
    • C10M145/28—Polyoxyalkylenes of alkylene oxides containing 2 carbon atoms only
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/02—Couplings; joints
    • E21B17/04—Couplings; joints between rod or the like and bit or between rod and rod or the like
    • E21B17/042—Threaded
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L15/00—Screw-threaded joints; Forms of screw-threads for such joints
    • F16L15/06—Screw-threaded joints; Forms of screw-threads for such joints characterised by the shape of the screw-thread
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10M—LUBRICATING COMPOSITIONS; USE OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES EITHER ALONE OR AS LUBRICATING INGREDIENTS IN A LUBRICATING COMPOSITION
    • C10M2209/00—Organic macromolecular compounds containing oxygen as ingredients in lubricant compositions
    • C10M2209/10—Macromolecular compoundss obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
    • C10M2209/103—Polyethers, i.e. containing di- or higher polyoxyalkylene groups
    • C10M2209/104—Polyethers, i.e. containing di- or higher polyoxyalkylene groups of alkylene oxides containing two carbon atoms only
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10N—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS C10M RELATING TO LUBRICATING COMPOSITIONS
    • C10N2050/00—Form in which the lubricant is applied to the material being lubricated
    • C10N2050/08—Solids
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/49—Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/49826—Assembling or joining
    • Y10T29/49888—Subsequently coating

Definitions

  • Embodiments disclosed herein relate generally to wedge thread connections. More particularly, embodiments disclosed herein relate to wedge threads having a solid lubricant coating permanently bonded thereon and related methods of permanently bonding the solid lubricant coating on the wedge threads.
  • wedge threads are threads, regardless of a particular thread form, that increase in width (i.e., axial distance between load flanks 225 and 226 and stab flanks 232 and 231 ) in opposite directions on a pin member 101 and a box member 102 .
  • the rate at which the threads change in width along the connection is defined by a variable known as the “wedge ratio.”
  • “wedge ratio,” although technically not a ratio, refers to the difference between the stab flank lead and the load flank lead, which causes the width of the threads to vary along the connection.
  • a thread “lead” refers to the differential distance between components of a thread on consecutive threads.
  • the “stab lead” is the distance between stab flanks of consecutive thread pitches along the axial length of the connection.
  • wedge ratios are extensively disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. RE 30,647 issued to Blose, U.S. Pat. No. RE 34,467 issued to Reeves, U.S. Pat. No. 4,703,954 issued to Ortloff, and U.S. Pat. No. 5,454,605 issued to Mott, all assigned to the assignee of the present disclosure and incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
  • a thread seal may be accomplished through contact pressure caused by interference that occurs at make-up over at least a portion of connection 100 between pin load flank 226 and box load flank 225 and between pin stab flank 232 and box stab flank 231 .
  • Close proximity or interference between roots 292 and 221 and crests 222 and 291 complete the thread seal when occurring proximate to such flank interference.
  • higher pressures may be contained either by increasing interference between the roots and crests (“root/crest interference”) on pin member 101 and box member 102 or by increasing the aforementioned flank interference.
  • a flowing joint compound commonly referred to as “pipe dope” is typically applied to surfaces of a threaded connection to improve the thread seals and provide lubrication during make-up of the connection.
  • the pipe dope may assist a wedge-threaded connection in achieving a thread seal between load and stab flanks thereof, e.g., as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. RE 34,467 issued to Reeves.
  • pipe dope may protect the threads of the pin and box members from friction galling during make-up and break-out.
  • a flowing joint compound such as pipe dope may be used in wedge thread connections because of the close-fitting manner in which wedge threads make-up.
  • wedge threads rely on a full surface contact theory, which means that each contact surface, i.e., corresponding roots/crests and stab and load flank surfaces are either in close proximity or full interference.
  • a pipe dope is used so that as the connection is made up and corresponding thread surfaces come together, the pipe dope may be squeezed out so as not to impede the proper engagement of the thread surfaces.
  • pipe dope in wedge thread connections is not without certain deficiencies.
  • excess pipe dope may become trapped (rather than being squeezed out) between the pin threads and the box threads, which may either cause false elevated torque readings (leading to insufficient make-up or “stand-off”) or, in certain circumstances, damage the connection.
  • Attempts to mitigate pipe stand-off have come in the form of providing features in the thread form to reduce a build-up in pressure of pipe dope used in the make-up of the threaded connections, e.g., U.S. Publication No. 2008/0054633, assigned to the assignee of the present application and incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
  • problems associated with excess pipe dope on wedge-threaded connections may be avoided by restricting the amount of pipe dope applied and by controlling the speed at which the wedge-threaded connection is made-up. Limiting the make-up speed of a wedge-threaded connection allows the pipe dope to travel and squeeze out before it becomes trapped within the connection at high pressures. However, limiting the make-up speed of the connection slows down the overall process of assembling the drillstring.
  • Pipe stand-off due to inadequate evacuation of pipe dope is detrimental to the structural integrity of wedge thread connections. As the pressure build-up may bleed off during use, the connection is at risk of accidentally backing-off during use. Therefore, stand-off in wedge thread connections is of particular concern as it may lead to loss of seal integrity or even mechanical separation of two connected members. Furthermore, pipe stand-off may be particularly problematic in strings used at elevated downhole service temperatures (i.e., the temperature a tubular would be expected to experience in service). Particularly, in high temperature service (e.g., temperatures greater than 250° F., a steam-flood string, or a geothermal string), even a small amount of stand-off may be deleterious.
  • elevated downhole service temperatures i.e., the temperature a tubular would be expected to experience in service.
  • high temperature service e.g., temperatures greater than 250° F., a steam-flood string, or a geothermal string
  • the pipe dope may flow out of the wedge thread connection, thus reducing the integrity of the thread seal. Further, use of a flowing pipe dope in wedge threads may lead to thread seal leaks, particularly at elevated pressures, as the viscosity of the pipe dope increases.
  • embodiments disclosed herein relate to a tubular connection including a pin member having external wedge threads configured to engage a box member having corresponding internal wedge threads and a solid lubricant coating permanently bonded on at least one of the internal and external wedge threads.
  • embodiments disclosed herein relate to a method of manufacturing a connection having wedge threads, the method including machining internal wedge threads on a box member and external wedge threads on a pin member, wherein the internal and external wedge threads are configured to correspond and permanently bonding a solid lubricant coating on at least one of the internal and external wedge threads.
  • FIGS. 1A and 1B show cross-sectional views of a prior art tubular connection having wedge threads.
  • FIG. 2 shows a cross-sectional view of a solid lubricant coating on a wedge thread in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 3 shows an enlarged detail view of a solid lubricant coating near the thread surface in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 4 shows an enlarged detail view of an alternative solid lubricant coating near the thread surface in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • embodiments disclosed herein relate to a wedge thread connection with a solid lubricant coating permanently bonded thereon and related methods of permanently bonding the solid lubricant coating to the wedge threads.
  • the threaded connection may include a corresponding pin member and box member having wedge threads formed thereon.
  • the solid lubricant coating may be permanently bonded on the pin member, the box member, or both the pin and box members prior to make-up of the connection.
  • One or more layers of the solid lubricant coating may be used depending on the type of end configurations of the connection (i.e., full length pin, full length box, or coupling).
  • FIG. 2 a cross-sectional view of a wedge thread 300 having a solid lubricant coating 310 permanently bonded thereon is shown in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • the wedge thread 300 is formed on a tubular member 301 , which may be either a pin member or box member.
  • solid lubricant coating 310 may be permanently bonded to an entire surface of the wedge thread 300 , including thread roots 302 , thread crests 304 , stab flanks 306 , and load flanks 308 .
  • permanently bonded refers to adhesion of the solid lubricant coating to the wedge thread surfaces after the coating is properly cured, such that the solid lubricant coating 310 does not “flow” during makeup of the connection, but rather, remains as a rigid structure.
  • the solid lubricant coating 310 behaves as a solid structure and does not flow as a typical pipe dope lubricant would due to forces created by contacting thread roots 302 and thread crests 304 , and stab flanks 306 and load flanks 308 .
  • the solid lubricant coating may be a pliable compound and somewhat resilient, so that upon make-up of the wedge thread connection the solid lubricant coating 310 may deform slightly to fill voids in the thread flanks (caused by imperfections in the flanks) over multiple make-ups and break-outs of the connection.
  • the solid lubricant coating 310 of one or more embodiments disclosed herein permanently adheres to and/or bonds to the wedge thread surfaces.
  • FIG. 3 A magnification of a composition of solid lubricant coating 310 is shown in FIG. 3 in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • an uncoated surface of wedge thread 300 ( FIG. 2 ) may have an average surface roughness Ra of between about 2 and 6 ⁇ m.
  • the uncoated thread surface may have an average surface roughness of between 1 and 10 ⁇ m.
  • Surface treatment or preparation of the base metal of the wedge thread surfaces may be required to prepare the thread surface and serves as an anchor so the solid lubricant coating properly adheres to and is permanently bonded to the wedge threads.
  • Surface treatment of the wedge thread surfaces may include abrasive blasting and/or phosphate coating.
  • a first solid coating (a uniform or substantially constant thickness layer) may be applied and permanently bonded on the wedge thread surface.
  • the first solid coating may be comprised of an epoxy resin containing particles of zinc (Zn).
  • the first solid coating may be a corrosion inhibiting coating, or have corrosion inhibiting properties.
  • the content of the particles of zinc in the epoxy resin may be equal to or greater than about 80% by mass.
  • the zinc particles may have at least 99% purity.
  • the zinc particles may have at least 97.5% purity.
  • the first coating 312 may have a thickness value of between about 15 and 35 ⁇ m. In certain embodiments, the first coating 312 may have a thickness value of between 20 and 30 ⁇ m.
  • a second solid coating 314 (e.g., a solid dry lubricant coating) may be subsequently applied and permanently bonded on the first coating 312 and/or the wedge thread surfaces.
  • the second coating 314 may be comprised of a mixture of molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2 ) and other solid lubricants in an inorganic binder.
  • MoS 2 molybdenum disulfide
  • Other solid lubricants may include, but are not limited to, graphite, tungsten disulfide, boron nitride, and polytetrafluoroethylene (“PTFE”).
  • the type of binder in which the solid lubricants are dispersed may include organic, inorganic, metallic, and ceramic.
  • One of ordinary skill in the art will understand selection of the type of binder in which the solid lubricant may be dispersed based on mechanical properties of materials of the threaded connection.
  • the second coating 314 may have a thickness of between about 5 and 25 ⁇ m. In certain embodiments, the first coating 312 may have a thickness value of between 10 and 20 ⁇ m. First coating 312 may be applied to the wedge threads by spraying, brushing, dipping or any other method known in the art in which the coating thickness can be controlled. Similarly, the second coating 314 may be applied to the wedge threads by spraying, brushing, dipping or any other method known in the art in which the coating thickness can be controlled once the first coating 312 is fully cured and/or dried.
  • solid lubricant coating 310 ( FIG. 2 ) is shown in accordance with alternate embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • the first coating 312 and the second coating 314 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 may be combined into one solid coating 316 .
  • the combined solid coating 316 may be a uniform layer of a dry corrosion inhibiting coating, which has a dispersion of particles of solid lubricant mixed therein, as shown in FIG. 4 .
  • Solid lubricants may include, but are not limited to, molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2 ) graphite, tungsten disulfide, boron nitride, and polytetrafluoroethylene (“PTFE”).
  • MoS 2 molybdenum disulfide
  • tungsten disulfide tungsten disulfide
  • boron nitride tungsten disulfide
  • PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
  • the thickness of the combined dry corrosion inhibiting coating 316 may be between about 15 and 35 ⁇ m. In certain embodiments, dry corrosion inhibiting coating 312 may have a thickness value of between 20 and 30 ⁇ m.
  • the layer of dry corrosion inhibiting coating 316 containing the dispersion of particles of solid lubricant may be applied by spraying, brushing, dipping or any other method known in the art in which the coating thickness can be controlled. Additional discussion of solid lubricant coatings may be found in International Application PCT/EP2003/011238 and U.S. Publication No. 2008/129044, both of which are assigned to Tenaris Connections and incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
  • the solid lubricant coating may be effective at elevated temperatures as well as ambient temperatures.
  • Solid lubricant coatings may be able to withstand much higher temperatures (e.g., 200° C.-350° C.) and not break down.
  • sealing capabilities are maintained at elevated temperatures, unlike grease-based thread compounds, which may lose viscosity at elevated temperatures and substantially reduces the thread compound's resistance to flow.
  • Solid lubricants of embodiments disclosed herein are formulated to perform over a range of elevated temperatures as well as at an ambient temperature.
  • the solid lubricant coating of embodiments disclosed herein may provide a number of advantages.
  • the connection may experience improved sealing characteristics over the currently used grease-based (i.e., flowing) thread lubricants as follows. First, the solid lubricant coating will not continue to flow through the threads over time or with loading of the connection, which for greases reduces the sealing capability and resistance to breakout torque. Second, the solid lubricant coating will not disintegrate or lose viscosity at elevated temperature, which for greases reduces or even eliminates the sealing capability. Finally, the solid lubricant coating, when applied on one or both members may have the ability to laminate (e.g., fill in) imperfections or small amounts of damage caused during multiple make-ups and break-outs of the connection.
  • laminate e.g., fill in
  • embodiments of the present disclosure may provide a solid lubricant for wedge threads that eliminates the possibility of pipe stand-off due to dope entrapment and subsequent bleed-off because of the solid lubricant's resistance to flow.
  • the solid lubricant coating disclosed in embodiments herein may be used with wedge threads without affecting the tight tolerances between engaging thread surfaces, which are typically associated with the structure and makeup of wedge threads.
  • the solid lubricant coating of one or more embodiments disclosed herein may be precisely applied through controlled application of the solid lubricant coating onto the wedge thread surfaces, as opposed to brushing on by hand flowing pipe dope compounds, so as to apply a more even coating on the thread surfaces.
  • connections disclosed herein may be able to withstand increased torque during make-up. Occasionally, connections may be made up to higher torques than are recommended. As such, the wedge thread connection having the solid lubricant was subjected to an excessive amount of torque. For example, a 13.625 inch wedge thread connection was made-up with a 25% increase in torque while a 4.50 inch wedge thread connection was made-up with a 50% increase in torque. Further, the connections were subjected to multiple make-ups and break-outs (e.g., 12 consecutive make and break operations). Results showed that neither connection experienced any galling or deformation in the threaded sections. Thus, the solid lubricant coated threaded connection may be able to withstand higher make-up torques without damage to the connection.
  • the solid lubricant coating on the threads may advantageously reduce the total running time of the drillstring.
  • embodiments disclosed herein allow for slightly more misalignment between pin and box members during make-up than previously. For example, a pin and box member of a 4.5 inch wedge thread connection having a solid lubricant thereon was misaligned at make-up up to about 15 degrees. After ten complete make-ups and break-outs of the connection, only minimal to no thread damage was observed on initial threads of the pin and box members.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Lubricants (AREA)
  • Laminated Bodies (AREA)
  • Non-Disconnectible Joints And Screw-Threaded Joints (AREA)
US12/897,519 2009-10-13 2010-10-04 Wedge threads with a solid lubricant coating Abandoned US20110084477A1 (en)

Priority Applications (12)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US12/897,519 US20110084477A1 (en) 2009-10-13 2010-10-04 Wedge threads with a solid lubricant coating
RU2012119152/06A RU2554672C2 (ru) 2009-10-13 2010-10-12 Трубное резьбовое соединение с клиновидной резьбой и твердосмазочным покрытием и способ его изготовления
MX2012004419A MX2012004419A (es) 2009-10-13 2010-10-12 Roscas acuñadas con un revestimiento lubricante solido.
EP10823928.6A EP2488777B1 (en) 2009-10-13 2010-10-12 Wedge threads with a solid lubricant coating
JP2012534280A JP2013507596A (ja) 2009-10-13 2010-10-12 固体潤滑剤コーティングを有する楔形ねじ
AU2010307058A AU2010307058B2 (en) 2009-10-13 2010-10-12 Wedge threads with a solid lubricant coating
CA2777477A CA2777477A1 (en) 2009-10-13 2010-10-12 Wedge threads with a solid lubricant coating
BR112012008784-3A BR112012008784B1 (pt) 2009-10-13 2010-10-12 Conexão tubular, método para produzir uma conexão com roscas em cunha
CN201080056638.7A CN102648370B (zh) 2009-10-13 2010-10-12 带有固体润滑剂涂层的楔形螺纹
PCT/US2010/052275 WO2011046909A2 (en) 2009-10-13 2010-10-12 Wedge threads with a solid lubricant coating
US13/284,404 US9052041B2 (en) 2009-10-13 2011-10-28 Wedge threads with a solid lubricant coating
CY20201100960T CY1123584T1 (el) 2009-10-13 2020-10-13 Σφηνοειδη σπειρωματα με συμπαγη επιστρωση λιπαντικου

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US25112409P 2009-10-13 2009-10-13
US12/897,519 US20110084477A1 (en) 2009-10-13 2010-10-04 Wedge threads with a solid lubricant coating

Related Child Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US13/284,404 Continuation US9052041B2 (en) 2009-10-13 2011-10-28 Wedge threads with a solid lubricant coating

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US20110084477A1 true US20110084477A1 (en) 2011-04-14

Family

ID=43854224

Family Applications (2)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US12/897,519 Abandoned US20110084477A1 (en) 2009-10-13 2010-10-04 Wedge threads with a solid lubricant coating
US13/284,404 Active 2031-04-17 US9052041B2 (en) 2009-10-13 2011-10-28 Wedge threads with a solid lubricant coating

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US13/284,404 Active 2031-04-17 US9052041B2 (en) 2009-10-13 2011-10-28 Wedge threads with a solid lubricant coating

Country Status (12)

Country Link
US (2) US20110084477A1 (es)
EP (1) EP2488777B1 (es)
JP (1) JP2013507596A (es)
CN (1) CN102648370B (es)
AR (1) AR079602A1 (es)
AU (1) AU2010307058B2 (es)
BR (1) BR112012008784B1 (es)
CA (1) CA2777477A1 (es)
CY (1) CY1123584T1 (es)
MX (1) MX2012004419A (es)
RU (1) RU2554672C2 (es)
WO (1) WO2011046909A2 (es)

Cited By (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20120038147A1 (en) * 2009-10-13 2012-02-16 Hydril Company Wedge threads with a solid lubricant coating
US9470044B1 (en) 2015-07-06 2016-10-18 Pegasis S.r.l. Threaded connection having high galling resistance and method of making same
US20180031170A1 (en) * 2015-01-13 2018-02-01 Voestalpine Tubulars Gmbh & Co Kg Separable Threaded Connection With Asymmetric Coating
US20180171261A1 (en) * 2015-04-23 2018-06-21 Vallourec Oil And Gas France Threaded tubular connection provided with a metallic coating on the threading and on the sealing surface
WO2019075019A1 (en) * 2017-10-10 2019-04-18 Cameron International Corporation PIPE COATING IN SOLID STATE
WO2020243351A1 (en) * 2019-05-28 2020-12-03 Saudi Arabian Oil Company Casing with external thread and methods of manufacture
US11891878B2 (en) * 2018-01-26 2024-02-06 Nine Downhole Technologies Llc Gas capable frangible disc barrier valve
US11952531B1 (en) 2022-10-11 2024-04-09 Cnpc Usa Corporation Compound grease coating for controlled dissolution of a dissolvable component of a downhole tool

Families Citing this family (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
AU2014398237B2 (en) * 2014-06-16 2017-09-07 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Casing joint assembly
DE202017104112U1 (de) * 2017-07-11 2017-07-30 Ti Automotive (Heidelberg) Gmbh Schraubelement für den Anschluss von Rohrleitungen und Rohranschlusseinrichtung
US11371292B2 (en) 2017-12-21 2022-06-28 Hydril Company Threadform having crest to root thread compound relief areas
WO2019126522A1 (en) * 2017-12-21 2019-06-27 Ultra Premium Services, L.L.C. Wedge threadform having crest to root thread compound relief areas
CN111764842A (zh) * 2020-06-11 2020-10-13 上海海隆石油管材研究所 一种用于钻具接头表面处理的环保型工艺

Citations (30)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
USRE30647E (en) * 1975-04-23 1981-06-16 Hydril Company Tubular connection
US4414247A (en) * 1981-03-30 1983-11-08 Mannesmann Aktiengesellschaft Method for surface treatment of threading
US4468309A (en) * 1983-04-22 1984-08-28 White Engineering Corporation Method for resisting galling
GB2140117A (en) * 1983-05-17 1984-11-21 Boc Nowsco Ltd Screw-thread protection
US4527815A (en) * 1982-10-21 1985-07-09 Mobil Oil Corporation Use of electroless nickel coating to prevent galling of threaded tubular joints
US4589187A (en) * 1984-01-23 1986-05-20 Teleco Oilfield Services Inc. Method of manufacturing an insulating coupling for drill collars
US4703954A (en) * 1985-11-08 1987-11-03 Hydril Company Threaded pipe connection having wedge threads
US4758025A (en) * 1985-06-18 1988-07-19 Mobil Oil Corporation Use of electroless metal coating to prevent galling of threaded tubular joints
US5094730A (en) * 1988-12-23 1992-03-10 Mannesmann Aktiengesellschaft Method for forming a metallic coating on steel pipes
USRE34467E (en) * 1983-04-29 1993-12-07 The Hydril Company Tubular connection
US5454605A (en) * 1993-06-15 1995-10-03 Hydril Company Tool joint connection with interlocking wedge threads
US6206436B1 (en) * 1999-02-19 2001-03-27 Hydril Company Differential wedge thread for threaded connector
US20040084901A1 (en) * 2002-11-01 2004-05-06 Church Kris L. Threaded pipe connection with cylindrical metal-to-metal, high pressure containment seal
US20040113423A1 (en) * 2002-10-10 2004-06-17 Tenaris Connections Ag Threaded pipe with surface treatment
US20040130152A1 (en) * 2003-01-02 2004-07-08 Delange Richard W. Pressure relieved thread connection
US20040195826A1 (en) * 2001-04-11 2004-10-07 Kunio Goto Threaded joint for steel pipes and process for the surface treatment thereof
US20040195825A1 (en) * 2001-07-25 2004-10-07 Toshiro Anraku Threaded joint for steel pipes
US20050118364A1 (en) * 2001-12-24 2005-06-02 Guise Richard J. Tubular member having an anti-galling coating
US20060197343A1 (en) * 2005-01-13 2006-09-07 Ryuichi Imai Threaded joint for steel pipes
US20070048108A1 (en) * 2005-08-30 2007-03-01 Reynolds Harris A Jr Electrically insulated wedge thread connection
US20070170722A1 (en) * 2006-01-24 2007-07-26 Reynolds Harris A Jr Wedge thread with sealing metal
US20070176423A1 (en) * 2006-01-24 2007-08-02 Reynolds Harris A Jr Dope free volume for wedge-threaded connections
US20080054633A1 (en) * 2006-08-29 2008-03-06 Reynolds Harris A Scalloped wedge threads
US20080129044A1 (en) * 2006-12-01 2008-06-05 Gabriel Eduardo Carcagno Nanocomposite coatings for threaded connections
US20090033087A1 (en) * 2005-11-30 2009-02-05 Tenaris Connections Ag Threaded connections with high and low friction coatings
US7497481B2 (en) * 2005-05-13 2009-03-03 Hydril Llc Treating method and design method for tubular connections
US20100181762A1 (en) * 2007-03-28 2010-07-22 Tenaris Connectiona AG Super high torque dope-free threaded joint
US20110084483A1 (en) * 2009-10-09 2011-04-14 Tenaris Connections Ag Tubular joint having wedge threads with surface coating
US20120038147A1 (en) * 2009-10-13 2012-02-16 Hydril Company Wedge threads with a solid lubricant coating
US20140284919A1 (en) * 2011-11-18 2014-09-25 Vallourec Oil And Gas France Tubular threaded joint having improved high torque performance

Family Cites Families (12)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
SU834247A1 (ru) * 1979-03-29 1981-05-30 Ленинградский Ордена Ленина Поли-Технический Институт Им. M.И.Калинина Способ нанесени твердосмазочныхпОКРыТий (ЕгО ВАРиАНТы)
US4671544A (en) * 1985-10-15 1987-06-09 Hydril Company Seal for threaded pipe connection
FR2761450B1 (fr) * 1997-03-27 1999-05-07 Vallourec Mannesmann Oil & Gas Joint filete pour tubes
EP1046779A1 (en) 1999-04-19 2000-10-25 Hydril Company Threaded pipe connection
US6254146B1 (en) * 1999-04-23 2001-07-03 John Gandy Corporation Thread form with multifacited flanks
EP1332308B8 (en) 1999-10-20 2012-02-29 Beverly Watts Ramos Open type wedgethread connection
ATE493607T1 (de) * 2001-04-11 2011-01-15 Sumitomo Metal Ind Gewindeverbindung für stahlrohr
JP3765243B2 (ja) * 2001-04-12 2006-04-12 住友金属工業株式会社 鋼管用ねじ継手
US6682101B2 (en) * 2002-03-06 2004-01-27 Beverly Watts Ramos Wedgethread pipe connection
US8668233B2 (en) 2004-12-30 2014-03-11 Hydril Company Threaded connection with perturbed flanks
JP5028923B2 (ja) * 2006-09-14 2012-09-19 住友金属工業株式会社 鋼管用ねじ継手
JP4924103B2 (ja) * 2007-03-02 2012-04-25 住友金属工業株式会社 油井管用ねじ継手

Patent Citations (42)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
USRE30647E (en) * 1975-04-23 1981-06-16 Hydril Company Tubular connection
US4414247A (en) * 1981-03-30 1983-11-08 Mannesmann Aktiengesellschaft Method for surface treatment of threading
US4527815A (en) * 1982-10-21 1985-07-09 Mobil Oil Corporation Use of electroless nickel coating to prevent galling of threaded tubular joints
US4468309A (en) * 1983-04-22 1984-08-28 White Engineering Corporation Method for resisting galling
USRE34467E (en) * 1983-04-29 1993-12-07 The Hydril Company Tubular connection
GB2140117A (en) * 1983-05-17 1984-11-21 Boc Nowsco Ltd Screw-thread protection
US4589187A (en) * 1984-01-23 1986-05-20 Teleco Oilfield Services Inc. Method of manufacturing an insulating coupling for drill collars
US4758025A (en) * 1985-06-18 1988-07-19 Mobil Oil Corporation Use of electroless metal coating to prevent galling of threaded tubular joints
US4703954A (en) * 1985-11-08 1987-11-03 Hydril Company Threaded pipe connection having wedge threads
US5094730A (en) * 1988-12-23 1992-03-10 Mannesmann Aktiengesellschaft Method for forming a metallic coating on steel pipes
US5454605A (en) * 1993-06-15 1995-10-03 Hydril Company Tool joint connection with interlocking wedge threads
US6206436B1 (en) * 1999-02-19 2001-03-27 Hydril Company Differential wedge thread for threaded connector
US20040195826A1 (en) * 2001-04-11 2004-10-07 Kunio Goto Threaded joint for steel pipes and process for the surface treatment thereof
US20040195825A1 (en) * 2001-07-25 2004-10-07 Toshiro Anraku Threaded joint for steel pipes
US20050118364A1 (en) * 2001-12-24 2005-06-02 Guise Richard J. Tubular member having an anti-galling coating
US20040113423A1 (en) * 2002-10-10 2004-06-17 Tenaris Connections Ag Threaded pipe with surface treatment
US6971681B2 (en) * 2002-10-10 2005-12-06 Tenaris Connections Ag Threaded pipe with surface treatment
US20040084901A1 (en) * 2002-11-01 2004-05-06 Church Kris L. Threaded pipe connection with cylindrical metal-to-metal, high pressure containment seal
US20040130152A1 (en) * 2003-01-02 2004-07-08 Delange Richard W. Pressure relieved thread connection
US20060197343A1 (en) * 2005-01-13 2006-09-07 Ryuichi Imai Threaded joint for steel pipes
US7770935B2 (en) * 2005-01-13 2010-08-10 Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. Threaded joint for steel pipes
US7497481B2 (en) * 2005-05-13 2009-03-03 Hydril Llc Treating method and design method for tubular connections
US20070048108A1 (en) * 2005-08-30 2007-03-01 Reynolds Harris A Jr Electrically insulated wedge thread connection
US8171613B2 (en) * 2005-08-30 2012-05-08 Hydril Company Electrically insulated wedge thread connection
US20080084060A1 (en) * 2005-08-30 2008-04-10 Hydril Company Llc Electrically insulated wedge thread connection
US7326015B2 (en) * 2005-08-30 2008-02-05 Hydril Company Llc Electrically insulated wedge thread connection
US20090033087A1 (en) * 2005-11-30 2009-02-05 Tenaris Connections Ag Threaded connections with high and low friction coatings
US20070170722A1 (en) * 2006-01-24 2007-07-26 Reynolds Harris A Jr Wedge thread with sealing metal
US7562911B2 (en) * 2006-01-24 2009-07-21 Hydril Usa Manufacturing Llc Wedge thread with sealing metal
US7850211B2 (en) * 2006-01-24 2010-12-14 Hydril Company Wedge thread connections having a clearance gap volume
US20070176423A1 (en) * 2006-01-24 2007-08-02 Reynolds Harris A Jr Dope free volume for wedge-threaded connections
US20080054633A1 (en) * 2006-08-29 2008-03-06 Reynolds Harris A Scalloped wedge threads
US8322754B2 (en) * 2006-12-01 2012-12-04 Tenaris Connections Limited Nanocomposite coatings for threaded connections
US20080129044A1 (en) * 2006-12-01 2008-06-05 Gabriel Eduardo Carcagno Nanocomposite coatings for threaded connections
US8186722B2 (en) * 2007-03-28 2012-05-29 Tenaris Connections Limited Super high torque dope-free threaded joint
US20100181762A1 (en) * 2007-03-28 2010-07-22 Tenaris Connectiona AG Super high torque dope-free threaded joint
US20120104751A1 (en) * 2009-10-09 2012-05-03 Tenaris Connections Ag Tubular joint having wedge threads with surface coating
US20110084483A1 (en) * 2009-10-09 2011-04-14 Tenaris Connections Ag Tubular joint having wedge threads with surface coating
US8535762B2 (en) * 2009-10-09 2013-09-17 Tenaris Connections Limited Tubular joint having wedge threads with surface coating
US8534712B2 (en) * 2009-10-09 2013-09-17 Tenaris Connections Limited Tubular joint having wedge threads with surface coating
US20120038147A1 (en) * 2009-10-13 2012-02-16 Hydril Company Wedge threads with a solid lubricant coating
US20140284919A1 (en) * 2011-11-18 2014-09-25 Vallourec Oil And Gas France Tubular threaded joint having improved high torque performance

Cited By (13)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US9052041B2 (en) * 2009-10-13 2015-06-09 Hydril Company Wedge threads with a solid lubricant coating
US20120038147A1 (en) * 2009-10-13 2012-02-16 Hydril Company Wedge threads with a solid lubricant coating
US11105457B2 (en) 2015-01-13 2021-08-31 Voestalpine Tubulars Gmbh & Co Kg Separable threaded connection with asymmetric coating
US20180031170A1 (en) * 2015-01-13 2018-02-01 Voestalpine Tubulars Gmbh & Co Kg Separable Threaded Connection With Asymmetric Coating
US11124733B2 (en) * 2015-04-23 2021-09-21 Vallourec Oil And Gas France Threaded tubular connection provided with a metallic coating on the threading and on the sealing surface
US20180171261A1 (en) * 2015-04-23 2018-06-21 Vallourec Oil And Gas France Threaded tubular connection provided with a metallic coating on the threading and on the sealing surface
US10246948B2 (en) 2015-07-06 2019-04-02 Pegasus S.R.L. Threaded connection having high galling resistance and method of making same
US9470044B1 (en) 2015-07-06 2016-10-18 Pegasis S.r.l. Threaded connection having high galling resistance and method of making same
WO2019075019A1 (en) * 2017-10-10 2019-04-18 Cameron International Corporation PIPE COATING IN SOLID STATE
US11891878B2 (en) * 2018-01-26 2024-02-06 Nine Downhole Technologies Llc Gas capable frangible disc barrier valve
WO2020243351A1 (en) * 2019-05-28 2020-12-03 Saudi Arabian Oil Company Casing with external thread and methods of manufacture
CN113891979A (zh) * 2019-05-28 2022-01-04 沙特阿拉伯石油公司 具有外螺纹的套管及其制造方法
US11952531B1 (en) 2022-10-11 2024-04-09 Cnpc Usa Corporation Compound grease coating for controlled dissolution of a dissolvable component of a downhole tool

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP2488777A4 (en) 2017-04-19
US20120038147A1 (en) 2012-02-16
BR112012008784B1 (pt) 2021-08-03
CN102648370B (zh) 2016-01-20
JP2013507596A (ja) 2013-03-04
EP2488777A2 (en) 2012-08-22
BR112012008784A2 (pt) 2020-06-30
WO2011046909A2 (en) 2011-04-21
AR079602A1 (es) 2012-02-08
CN102648370A (zh) 2012-08-22
MX2012004419A (es) 2012-06-27
AU2010307058A8 (en) 2012-06-14
RU2554672C2 (ru) 2015-06-27
EP2488777B1 (en) 2020-07-15
CY1123584T1 (el) 2022-03-24
US9052041B2 (en) 2015-06-09
AU2010307058B2 (en) 2017-09-28
AU2010307058A1 (en) 2012-05-03
WO2011046909A8 (en) 2012-06-28
CA2777477A1 (en) 2011-04-21
RU2012119152A (ru) 2013-11-20
WO2011046909A3 (en) 2011-07-28

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US9052041B2 (en) Wedge threads with a solid lubricant coating
JP5323489B2 (ja) 高、低摩擦コーティングを有するねじ結合
CA2500416C (en) Threaded pipe with surface treatment
CA2443530C (en) Threaded joint for steel pipe and method for surface treatment of the threaded joint
JP5759997B2 (ja) 表面コーティングを有する楔形ねじ山を備える管状接合部
AU2011281255B2 (en) Joints having improved sealability, lubrication and corrosion resistance
GB2195728A (en) Screw-thread protection
GB2140117A (en) Screw-thread protection
HK1173205B (en) A tubular joint having wedge threads with surface coating

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
AS Assignment

Owner name: HYDRIL COMPANY, TEXAS

Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:MALLIS, DAVID LLEWELLYN;READE-ROMERO, ANDREA L.;REEL/FRAME:025349/0329

Effective date: 20101019

AS Assignment

Owner name: HYDRIL COMPANY, TEXAS

Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:MALLIS, DAVID LLEWELLYN;READE-ROMERO, ANDREA L.;REEL/FRAME:028563/0829

Effective date: 20101019

STCB Information on status: application discontinuation

Free format text: ABANDONED -- FAILURE TO RESPOND TO AN OFFICE ACTION