Wellheadsystems

Wellheadsystemsserveastheterminationpointofcasingandtubing(/Casing_and_tubing)strings.Assuch,thesesystemscontrolpressureandprovideaccesstothemainboreofthe
casingortubingortotheannulus.Thispressurecontrolledaccessallowsdrillingandcompletionactivitiestotakeplacesafelywithminimalenvironmentalrisk.Multiplebarriersareused,
suchasprimaryandsecondaryseals,toreduceriskincaseofequipmentfailure.

Contents
1Typesofwellheadsystems
2References
3Seealso
4NoteworthypapersinOnePetro
5Externallinks
6Categories

Typesofwellheadsystems
Wellheadsystemsdifferbywelllocation:
Land(/Wellhead_systems_for_land_drilling)
Surfacelocationsoffshore(/Mudline_suspension_system)(jackup(/Jackups)orplatform(/Fixed_platform_rigs))
Subsea(/Subsea_wellhead_systems)
Offshorewellheadsystemsarenormallymoresophisticatedindesigntohandleoceancurrents,bendingloads,andotherloadsinducedbytheenvironmentduringthelifeofthewell.
Someoftheseloadsarecyclicinnature,sofatigueresistantdesignsaredesirable,particularlyfordeepwaterdevelopments.Materialspecificationsplayanimportantroleinequipment
performancehelpfulstandardsareavailablefromorganizationssuchas:
AmericanPetroleumInstitute(http://www.api.org/)(API)
AmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers(https://www.asme.org/)(ASME)
NationalAssociationofCorrosionEngineers(http://www.nace.org/)(NACEIntl.)
Incertainapplicationssuchasdeepwaterplatforms,spars,andtensionlegplatforms(TLPs)(/Fixed_platform_rigs),surfacewellheadsandsubseawellheadsareusedtogethertosafely
producehydrocarbons.Inwaterdepthsof500to1,400ft,subseawellheadsareusedtoexploreanddevelopoffshorefields.Deepwaterproductionplatformscanbeplacedoverthesewells
andtiedbacktothesubseawellheadsthetopterminationofthetiebackattheplatformwilltypicallyusesurfaceunitizedwellheads(/Unitized_wellhead)withsolidblockChristmastrees
(whichhavefewerleakpaths)aspressurecontrolledaccesspointstoeachwell.SparsandTLPsarefloatingvesselsusedindeepwaterupto4,500ft.Thewellsaredrilledusingsubsea
wellheads,whicharethentiedbacktotheproductiondeckofthesparorTLP,againusingunitizedwellheadsandsolidblocktreestosafelycontrolandproducethewell.Forthesespecial
applications,itisrecommendedtocontactyourequipmentsupplierformoredetailedinformation.

References
Seealso
PEH:IntroductiontoWellheadSystems(/PEH%3AIntroduction_to_Wellhead_Systems)
Subseawellheadsystems(/Subsea_wellhead_systems)
Wellheadsystemsforlanddrilling(/Wellhead_systems_for_land_drilling)

NoteworthypapersinOnePetro
Externallinks
AmericanPetroleumInstitute(API)(http://www.api.org/)
AmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers(ASME)(http://www.asme.org/)
NationalAssociationofCorrosionEngineers(NACEIntl.)(http://www.nace.org/)

Categories
Category(/Special%3ACategories): 1.3WellheadDesign(/Category%3A1.3_Wellhead_Design)

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