DRIL-QUIP, INC.

OFFSHORE DRILLING AND PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT

SS-15 BB II-H

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18 " BigBore
Wellhead
Housing

Table of Contents
System Overview. . . . . . . . . . . .2

38" Wellhead
Housing

Components

36" x 28"
Supplemental
Adapter Housing

Conductor Wellhead Systems . . . .3

28" Supplemental
Casing Hanger

18 " Wellhead System. . . . . . . .5

Selectable
Wear Bushing

18 " Seal
Assembly
First Position
Casing Hanger
Annulus Access
Ball Valve

Wellhead System
Running Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
18" Supplemental
Casing Hanger. . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Slope Indicator
Mounting Bracket

16" Supplemental
Casing Hanger. . . . . . . . . . . . .8
18 " Casing Hangers . . . . . . . . 9

Hydrate Diverter
(Optional)

18 " Seal Assemblies. . . . . . . .10

18 " Casing Hanger Seal
Assembly Running Tool. . . . . . 11
18 " Seal Assembly
Running Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Wear Sleeves and
Wear Bushings. . . . . . . . . . . . 13

36" Conductor
28" Casing
22" Casing
22" x 16"
Supplemental
Adapter Housing

16" Seal
Assembly
22" x 16"
Supplemental
Casing Hanger

BOP Isolation Test Tools. . . . . . 14

18 " Lockdown Sleeve . . . . . . 15
Liner Hanger System . . . . . . . . 16
Liner Hanger Running Tools . . . 17
Cementing Manifold . . . . . . . . 18

SS-15 BigBore II-H Exploration

Subsea Wellhead System

16" Casing
14" Casing
22" x 18"
Supplemental
Adapter Housing
18" Seal
Assembly

22" x 18"
Supplemental
Casing Hanger

Illustration
depicts
36" x 28" x
22" x 18"
x 16" x 14"
casing
program

18 " BigBore II-H

Wellhead Housing

SS-15 BigBore II-H

Subsea Wellhead System

Lockdown Sleeve
36" Wellhead
Housing

The SS-15 BigBore II-H Subsea Wellhead

System is Dril-Quips next generation wellhead
system designed for deepwater, deep well
applications. The BigBore II-H System features
higher load carrying capacity and higher
temperature ratings. It has been designed to
facilitate the drilling of wells that penetrate
shallow water flow zones and require several
casing strings to accommodate small pore
pressure/fracture-gradient differentials.
The BigBore II-H Subsea Wellhead System
allows an additional 18" casing string,
hanger and seal assembly to pass through
the 18 " wellhead with the BOP stack and
riser in place. This accommodates drilling
and running a large bore diameter casing
string through shallow pressurized water
sands with complete BOP control and with
drilling returns back to the drilling vessel.

Features
Wellhead housing designed for 15,000 psi and
8.8 million lbs of end-load carrying capacity at
the bottom internal landing/load shoulder profile

38" x 28"
Supplemental
Adapter Housing

Slope
Indicator
Mounting
Bracket

28" Positive Stop

Casing Hanger

Hydrate Diverter
(Optional)

High tensile, high bending, high load and

high pressure capacity

Wellhead can pass 18" and 16" casing, casing hangers

and testable/retrievable/replaceable seal assemblies
inside standard 21" OD riser and 18 " BOP stack
All casing hangers and seal assemblies are run, set and
tested on drill pipe in a single trip

Second Position
Casing Hanger
18 " Dummy
Adapter

Annulus Access
Ball Valve

36" Conductor
28" Casing
22" Casing
22" x 16"
Supplemental
Adapter Housing

Incorporates ROV-assisted annulus shut-off

monitoring system
Utilizes two 22" adapters for landing 18" and 16"
supplemental casing hanger systems

18 " Seal
Assembly

16" Seal Assembly

22" x 16" Positive
Stop Casing Hanger

Two million lbs preloaded rigid lockdown

wellhead system
Utilizes Dril-Quips reliable high temperature weightset metal-to-metal Seal Assembly
Large cement return flow-by areas on all casing
hanger systems
Bit-runnable wear sleeves and wear bushings available

16" Casing
9 7/8" Casing

Alternative casing programs available

22" x 18"
Supplemental
Adapter Housing
18" Seal Assembly

SS-15 BigBore II-H Development

Subsea Wellhead System

18" Positive Stop

Casing Hanger

Conductor Wellhead Systems

36" Conductor Wellhead and Running Tools
The 36" Conductor Wellhead is the starting point for
the primary conductor string. It has a prep on the ID
for the 18 " Subsea Wellhead.
Internal profile provides locking groove to lock and
preload 18 " Wellhead to 36" Conductor Wellhead
Handled with, and can be run with, the Conductor
Wellhead Running Tool
Run with Cam-Actuated Dril-Ahead (CADA)
Running Tool
Dril-Quips standard Conductor Wellhead Running
Tool is primarily used as a handling tool for the
36" housing joint.
Anti-rotation pins mate with slots in conductor
housing, ensuring running tool does not rotate
within conductor housing
Cam-actuated lock/unlock mechanism releases running tool from housing via right-hand rotation of
drill string and locks running tool with left rotation

Lock/unlock indicator provides visual confirmation of tool status

Tool has removable plugs on top; the tool can be
used to install the 36" string
Dril-Quips Cam-Actuated Dril-Ahead (CADA) Tool
incorporates the same design features as the standard Conductor Running Tool.
CADA Running Tool allows drilling ahead using
detachable mandrel integral to the CADA Tool
J-lug sleeve allows CADA Tools inner mandrel
to be detached or jayed out of sleeve so the
26" hole can be drilled without recovery of
CADA Tool
Shear pins trap CADA Tool to 36" Conductor
Wellhead during the drill-ahead operation

Standard
Conductor
Wellhead
Running Tool

Indicator Rod

Lock
Ring

Low friction-bearing surfaces carry tensile and

bending loads and ensure easy release

Cam
Ring

Indicator
Rod
Flow-By
Ports

Lock
Ring

Cam-Actuated
Dril-Ahead
(CADA) Tool

Cam
Ring

Spring-Loaded
Shear Pin
Running Tool
and Rigid
Lockdown
Wellhead
Locking Profile

Conductor
Wellhead

Center Stem

Rigid
Lockdown
Shoulder
36" x 28" Supplemental
Adapter Housing

Running Tool
and Rigid
Lockdown
Profile

Annulus
Access
Ports

Conductor
Wellhead

Rigid
Lockdown
Shoulder
Annulus
Access
Ports

28" Supplemental Casing Hanger System

Dril-Quips 28" Supplemental Casing Hanger System
provides a method to install a secondary conductor string inside an adapter integral to the primary
conductor below the wellhead. The 28" Supplemental
Casing Hanger System provides an annulus access
and ROV monitoring system.
Dril-Quips 36" x 28" Supplemental Adapter assembly
provides a positive stop landing shoulder for the
28" Casing Hanger.
Load shoulder in Adapter ID captures split lock
ring on the Casing Hanger for a positive lock between the two components
4" ports and annulus venting valves provide annulus access to the 28" and 22" annuli

Flat faces and tapped holes on Adapter OD for

slope indicators mounting brackets
There is a sealing area on the ID of the adapter for
the 28" supplemental casing hanger
Available in a variety of sizes
The 28" Casing Hanger Running Tool runs and
lands the 28" Casing Hanger into the 36" x 28"
Supplemental Adapter.
Cam-Actuated Running Tool for easy right-hand
rotation release
Two methods for filling casing are: ball valve arrangement or auto-fill check valves that allow sea
water to fill the casing while running

28" Casing Hanger

Running Tool

28" Casing Hanger

36 x 28
Casing Hanger
Adapter

18 " Wellhead System

18 " Subsea Wellhead
Features

This illustration depicts the H-4 locking

connection profile. Other profiles are
available upon request.

Designed for 15,000 psi

working pressure
and H2S service
Grooves provided on
upper ID of wellhead
housing interface with
the 18 " housing camactuated running tool
Housing has internal
multiple load shoulder
profile in lower ID to allow
the first position casing
hanger loads to be carried
to bottom of wellhead
Internal multiple-groove
load shoulder rated for
load of 8.8 million lbs shoulder capacity
Internal multiple-groove load shoulder
profile is recessed to provide a 18.510"
minimum ID inside 18" wellhead housing

Wellhead Connector
Locking Profile

Wellhead
Running Tool and
Tubing Hanger
Locking Profile

Lockdown Sleeve
Locking Profile

Positive stop shoulder activates split load

ring on first position casing hanger
Two recessed seal areas allow 18" seal
assemblies to be installed above first and
second position hangers and help protect
seal surfaces during field operations
Housing OD has rigid lockdown system
for preloading 18 " housing into 36"
wellhead housing
The Rigid Lockdown System consists of a split
lock ring that is expanded into the running
grooves of the 36" housing via a cam ring
that is actuated by the 18" Mechanical Rigid
Lockdown Tool. The grooves of the cam ring
OD interface with a ratchet latch ring that
ensures the cam ring does not back off and
remains in the preloaded condition. The high
pressure wellhead housing has a 4-shoulder
profile in the upper ID to accept the lockdown
sleeve.

Locking
Tabs
Lock Ring
Split Lock
Ring

Bending
Reaction
Ring
Multiple Load
Shoulder
Landing Profile
and Minimum ID

18 " Wellhead System Running Tools

Mechanical
Rigid Lockdown
Running Tool

18 " Subsea Wellhead Running Tool

Dril-Quips 18" Wellhead
Running Tool has a left-hand
make-up, right-hand release,
cam-actuated locking design. An
indicator rod is used to determine
lock/unlock status. The running
tool is unaffected by hydrostatic
pressure and has ample exhaust
and fill ports. The Wellhead
Running Tool is used to handle
the 18" wellhead and when
running the wellhead with the Mechanical Rigid
Lockdown Tool.

Indicator
Plate

18 " Mechanical Rigid Lockdown

Running Tool
The 18 " Mechanical Rigid Lockdown Running Tool
allows the running, installation and cementing of
the 18 " Rigid Lockdown Wellhead System and 22"
casing on drill pipe in one trip.

Features
Operates in conjunction with the 18 " Housing
Running Tool and runs the 18 " wellhead
equipped with the rigid
lockdown system

18 "
Standard
Wellhead
Running Tool

Actuating
Sleeve

Upward drill pipe pull

functions master linkage to
activate the rigid lockdown
mechanism on the
18 " wellhead
Lockdown is verified with
position indicator plate on
the OD of the outer sleeve
Drill pipe overpull at
wellhead creates preload
between conductor and
18 " wellhead
Can create a preload up to 2
million lbs

18 " Rigid
Lockdown
Wellhead

The mechanical advantage

of the system is such that for
175,000 lbs of drill pipe pull
at the wellhead, a preload of 2,000,000 lbs is created
between the low-pressure and high-pressure wellhead
housings. After lockdown, the tool is stroked down
to the start position and jayed back to the right.
Cementing operations can commence at this time.
Once cementing is complete, the tool is rotated to the
right five turns to release from the wellhead and the
Rigid Lockdown Tool is retrieved with a straight pull.

Supplemental Casing Hanger Systems

Dril-Quips Supplemental Casing Hanger Systems provide
a means of installing and sealing additional casing strings in
the well bore. The SS-15 BigBore II-H 18" and 16" Supplemental Casing Hanger Systems provides the same weight-set,
easy operational features found in all Dril-Quip subsea
wellhead systems.
18" BigBore II-H Seal Assembly

Features of the 18" Supplemental

Casing Hanger System

22" x 18"
Supplemental
Adapter

22" x 18" Supplemental Adapter

Positive stop load shoulder on adapter assembly
captures split dual lock ring on 18" casing hanger
to provide landing seat for the casing hanger
Allows casing hanger to be set as liner within
22" casing

18" Seal
Assembly

Assembly includes centralizing swedge to

help align 18" casing hanger, and seal area for
18" seal assembly
Contains lockdown groove for casing hanger

18" Supplemental Casing Hanger

18" Supplemental
Casing Hanger

Hanger lands out on 22" x 18" supplemental adapter,

and split dual lock ring on casing hanger transfers
casing hanger load and pressure end load to adapter
18" BigBore II-H Supplemental
Casing Hanger

Hanger locks to supplemental adapter via split lock ring

Hanger OD has threaded profile to accept 18"
seal assembly

18" Seal Assembly

Seal assembly provides sealing between casing hanger
OD and supplemental adapter
Seal assembly has been successfully tested per API 6A
PR-2 requirements with zero leakage
Single trip with casing hanger and seal assembly running
tool lands casing hanger and sets seal
Seal is weight-set, is pressure tested and is secured by lefthand rotation to threads on top of hanger

18" Casing Hanger Seal Assembly Running tool

(CHSART)
CHSART runs supplemental casing hanger with seal
assembly and lands hanger in adapter housing
CHSART verifies lockdown ring has snapped into place
and also sets and tests the seal to maximum working
pressure, with brass indicators to verify the seal fully sets

22" x 18" Supplemental Adapter

Features of the 16" Supplemental

Casing Hanger System
22" x 16" Supplemental Adapter
16" BigBore II-H Seal Assembly

Installed in predetermined location

above 22" x 18" adapter within
22" casing string

22" x 16"
Supplemental
Provides 4-shoulder multiple load profile to
Adapter
interface with casing hanger landing ring
Provides seal area for 16" metal-to-metal
seal assembly
Allows casing hanger to be set as liner
within 22" casing

16" Seal
Assembly

Contains lockdown groove for casing

hanger and seal assembly

16" Supplemental Casing Hanger

Hanger lands out on 22" x 16" supplemental
adapter, and split load ring transfers
casing hanger load and pressure
16" Supplemental
end-load to adapter
Casing Hanger
Hanger locks to supplemental adapter
via split lock ring
Hanger OD has lock ring groove to lock
16" seal assembly to hanger
16" BigBore II-H Supplemental
Casing Hanger

16" Seal Assembly

Seal assembly provides weight-set metalto-metal annulus seal with HNBR
elastomeric backup
Seal assembly has been successfully
tested per API 6A PR-2 requirements
with zero leakage
Single trip casing hanger and seal assembly
running tool lands casing hanger and
sets seal
Seal assembly has trapped lock rings
to lock to the hanger and supplemental
adapter respectively

16" Casing Hanger Seal Assembly

Running tool (CHSART)
CHSART runs supplemental casing hanger
with seal assembly and lands hanger in
adapter housing
CHSART installs 16" seal assembly,
pressure tests it, and retrieves the seal if it
does test and lockdown

22" x 16" Supplemental Adapter

Intermediate Casing String

HTHL Landing
Shoulder

The SS-15 BigBore II-H Subsea Wellhead

Systems First position casing hanger
incorporates a multiple shoulder split load ring
that supplies an end-load carrying capacity of
8.8 million lbs.

Seal Assembly
Lockdown Profile

The Second Position Casing Hanger lands on

the High-Temperature, High-Load (HTHL) 40degree landing shoulder of the First Position
Casing Hanger, transferring weight and pressure
loads to the First Position Casing Hanger. This
landing shoulder helps centralize the Second
Position Casing Hanger in the wellhead.

Running Tool
Lock Ring Grooves
Flow-By Slot
Load Ring

All casing hangers have a large 14-square-inch

flow-by area and are locked to the wellhead.
The space-out adapter is designed to correctly
space the Second Position Casing Hanger in
the wellhead. The space-out adapter allows
the use of a standard wear bushing and creates
a standard hanger stack-up in the wellhead.

Features

Second Position
Casing Hanger

First Position
Casing Hanger

First and Second Position Casing Hangers

rated for 15,000 psi service internal pressure and
10,000 psi external pressure

Dummy Hanger
Adapter

First Position Casing Hanger rated to 250 F; Second

Position Casing Hanger rated to 300 F
Casing Hanger OD profiles provide lock ring groove and
tapered metal-to-metal sealing area for the seal assembly
Casing Hangers can be configured to accommodate 14"
casing and smaller
Casing
Hanger
Wellhead
Detent
Ring

Casing
Hanger
Seal
Assembly
Running
Tool

Activator
Sleeve
Load Ring

First Position Casing Hanger being landed

Detent
Ring
released
Activator
Sleeve
landed
Load Ring
engaged

First Position Casing Hanger in landed and detented position

18 " Seal Assemblies

The BigBore II-H 18" Casing Hanger Seal Assembly
provides true dual metal-to-metal sealing between the
casing hanger and the wellhead housing, and is suitable
for fluid or gas service.
Designed for 15,000 psi working pressure and H2S
service at 35 to 300 F
Seal Assembly has been successfully tested with gas
per API 6A PR-2 requirements with zero leakage
Seal Assembly seals in a recessed groove in the
wellhead bore
Seal Assembly is pressure energized
Seal Assembly locks to casing hanger to resist seal
ejection when seal is exposed to pressure from below
Lower portion of seal has resilient elastomer section
that acts as piston to pull seal into position using
test pressure

18 " Casing
Hanger Seal
Assembly
Running Tool

Same seal assembly is used on

First and Second position casing
hangers; seal locks to both casing
hanger and wellhead
Seal Assembly can be retrieved
with straight vertical pull no
rotation required
Seal Assembly can be run separately
with Seal Assembly Running Tool
18 " Seal
Assembly

Metal-to-Metal
Sealing Area
Metal-to-Metal
Sealing Area

Metal-to-Metal
Sealing Area

Resilient Elastomer

Resilient Elastomer

Metal-to-Metal
Sealing Area
An 18" Emergency Seal Assembly is available
if required. It is installed in the same manner as the
standard seal.
Resilient Elastomer
Sealing system incorporates metal

Casing
Hanger

lips and radially squeezed elastomer

on the OD and ID

Emergency seal sets higher in

annulus to utilize new sealing
area on the wellhead and
the hanger

Metal-to-Metal
Sealing Areas

Metal-to-Metal
Sealing Area

Resilient Elastomer
Metal-to-Metal
Sealing Area

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18 " Casing Hanger

Seal Assembly Running Tool
The 18" Casing Hanger Seal Assembly Running Tool used
in the BigBore II-H Subsea Wellhead System is designed to
minimize the number of steps required during installation
of the casing hanger and seal assembly in the wellhead.
The Running Tool runs the casing hangers and 18" seal
assembly in one trip. The 18" Casing Hanger Seal
Assembly Running Tool is a single-trip cam-actuated
running tool that runs all casing hangers 14" and smaller,
and seal assembly.
Has 2.2 million lb load-carrying capacity
18" seal assembly is installed on the tool when running, providing the maximum amount of flow-by area
Running Tool automatically locks seal assembly to casing hanger and casing hanger to wellhead
18" seal assembly is retrieved when Running Tool is
recovered if seal assembly does not test or is not properly locked down
Allows full test of seal assembly and BOP stack

Running the Casing Hanger

and Seal Assembly

Casing Hanger and Seal Assembly Installation with

the Casing Hanger Seal Assembly Running Tool
18 "
BigBore II-H
Wellhead

Release
Segment
released
Release
Ring

Seal
Assembly
Lock Sleeve

Seal
Assembly
Running
Tool Lock
Ring
engaged

Lock
Sleeve
Actuator

Running
Tool Lock
Ring
released

Seal
Assembly
Inner Lock
Ring locked

Casing
Hanger

Casing Hanger landed, cementing position

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Seal Assembly landed, not set

Seal Assembly locked and tested

18 " Seal Assembly Running Tool

The Dril-Quip 18" Seal Assembly
Running Tool is used to run the standard
and emergency seal assemblies.
Since seal assembly is weight set, no
rotation is required for installation
Running Tool automatically locks
and tests seal during installation and
retrieves seal if it does not lock down

18 "
Seal Assembly
Hydraulic
Retrieval
Tool

18 "
Seal Assembly
Running
Tool
4 " API
IF Box

Seals inside the casing hanger to allow

full-function BOP stack testing

Stem

The Dril-Quip 18" Seal Assembly

Hydraulic Retrieval Tool is used
to retrieve the seal assembly and is
functioned by manual over-pull.
Latch Retrieval Ring captures seal
assembly actuating sleeve and unlocks
seal with upward pull
Split Retrieval Ring captures seal
assembly intermediate body for
seal retrieval

Centralizer

Lock
Sleeve
Actuator

Seal
Assembly
Running
Tool

Seal
Assembly
Metal-toMetal Seals

Lock Sleeve
Actuator
Lock Sleeve
Release Ring
Seal
Assembly

Inner
Lock Ring

Casing
Hanger

Sealing
Element

Seal Assembly Running Tool

and Seal Assembly landed on
Casing Hanger

Seal Assembly set, locked and

pressure tested

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Wear Sleeves and Wear Bushings

Wear Sleeves and Wear Bushings protect the bore sealing areas in the 18" wellhead for each phase of the drilling
operation. The BigBore II-H Wear Sleeves and Wear Bushings are installed when the bottom hole assembly is run,
eliminating the need for an extra trip. The Wear Sleeve is a bore protector that is carried to the wellhead on a bit
sub and is installed just above the bottom hole assembly. It is always retrieved when the bottom hole assembly
is retrieved. The Selectable Wear Bushing is a bore protector that is run on a bit sub with adapter sleeve above
the bottom hole assembly. The Selectable Wear
Bushing may be retrieved with the bottom hole
assembly or left in the wellhead.
The illustrations below depict the Wear
Sleeve and Selectable Wear Bushing assemblies
in the wellhead for:
1. Drilling out for 18" Casing with the 18 " x 17" Wear Sleeve
2. Drilling out for 16" Casing with the 18 " x 16" Wear Sleeve
3. Drilling out for the First Position Casing Hanger with the
18 " x 15 1/4" Selectable Wear Bushing
4. Drilling out for the Second Position Casing Hanger with the
18 " x 14 " Selectable Wear Bushing
5. Wear Sleeves and Bushings are retrievable with the MultiPurpose Tool and Retrieval Adapter if necessary
Wear Sleeve

Wear Bushing with Cup Tester

Stabilizer
Sub
Wear
Bushing
Adapter

Wear
Sleeve

Selectable
Wear
Bushing
Bit Sub
Running
and Retrieving
Tool

Bit Sub
Running and
Retrieving Tool

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Wear
Bushing
Adapter

MultiPurpose
Tool

Selectable
Wear
Bushing
Wear
Bushing
Running
and Retrieving
Sub

Wear
Sleeve and
Selectable
Wear Bushing
Retrieval
Adapter

BOP Isolation Test Tools

BOP Isolation Test Tool

Special BOP Test Tool

The BOP Isolation Test Tool is a

weight-set tool that allows testing
of the BOP stack and the wellhead
housing during the drilling operation
after removal of the Nominal Bore
Protector. The seal element activator
sleeve can only be released when
the split release ring engages the
minimum ID in the wellhead or
wear bushing.

Dril-Quips Special BOP Test Tool allows

testing of the BOP stack with the Nominal
Bore Protector installed.

Features
Allows testing on top of the Nominal
Bore Protector
Seal activation mechanism does
not allow premature activation of
seal element
Alternative BOP Test Tool capable of
running and installing Nominal Bore
Protector and test in one trip

BOP Isolation
Test Tool
fitted with
BigBore II
Wellhead
Housing
Adapter

Features
Tests bottom of wellhead when
Nominal Bore Protector is
removed (requires BigBore II
Wellhead Housing Adapter,
as shown)
Tests wear bushings (after
Wellhead Housing Adapter
is removed)
Tests BOP while isolating casing
hanger and seal assembly from
test pressure

Alternative BOP Test Tool capable of

landing on wear sleeves

Special BOP Test

Tool on the
Nominal Bore
protector

Special BOP Test

Tool on the
Wear Sleeve

Can be landed on top of casing

hanger with wear bushing
removed (seal assembly is
isolated from test pressure)
Seal activation mechanism does
not allow premature activation
of seal element
Through-bore tool eliminates
possibility of over-pressuring
casing
Ample flow-by area facilitates
running and prevents swabbing
when tool is retrieved
4 " API IF box up and 4 " API
IF pin down

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18 " Lockdown Sleeve

The Lockdown Sleeve lands in the production casing
hanger and locks the casing hangers to the wellhead
housing. This prevents oscillations from thermal pipe
expansion and annulus pressure.

Features
Profile on upper end of the Lockdown Sleeve is
used for attachment of the running tool
Lockdown mechanism on upper OD of Lockdown
Sleeve is activated by the running tool
Lockdown mechanism is adjustable based on the
reading obtained by the lead impression tool
and can accommodate a casing hanger landing
up to 3/8" high

Lockdown
Sleeve
Running
Tool

Lockdown function operates via actuation sleeve

that drives out a lockdown ring into the lockdown
groove profile in the 18" wellhead housing
Metal-to-metal seal on lower end of Lockdown
Sleeve is mechanically trapped in place and is
used to seal off the upper bore of the uppermost
casing hanger
Seal has been successfully tested with gas per API
6A PR-2 requirements with zero leakage
Lockdown Sleeves upper ID seal surface is lined
with Alloy 625 for corrosion resistance
Lockdown Sleeve interfaces with the subsea trees
stab sub to isolate the VX cavity and production
hanger pack-off

Lockdown Sleeve Seat Protector

The Lockdown Sleeve Seat Protector is a wear bushing
device used to prevent damage to the seal area of the
lockdown sleeve.
Run and retrieved with the
18" Multi-Purpose Tool
and lockdown Sleeve
Seat Protector running/
retrieving adapter
Seat Protectors minimum ID
matches the minimum ID of
the Lockdown Sleeve
Upper funnel allows for easy
guidance of downhole tools.
Lockdown Sleeve
Seat Protector

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Lockdown
Sleeve

LS-15 Liner Hanger System

Dril-Quips LS-15 Liner Hanger System is available with all

of Dril-Quips Wellhead Systems. The LS-15 Liner Hanger
products are built to perform under a wide range of
conditions, and are ideally suited for long reach, high angle,
horizontal and ultra-heavy liner completions. This premium
liner hookup incorporates many innovative tool designs,
ensuring reliable operation and service in many of todays
most demanding wells.

Tie-Back Receptacle
Castellated Profile to
engage clutch of
running tool
Running Adapter
Lock Ring Profile

LS-15 System Features

Shoulder to push liner

hanger into hole

The LS-15 Liner Hanger System

features field-proven technology that
incorporates the following:

Profile for Locking

Cement Bushing (LCB)

High strength, high pressure, high

load-carrying capacity
Metal-to-metal annulus packer seal
for high pressure service
No hydraulic or mechanical devices
on the hanger body, minimizing
leak paths

Body Lock Ring

One-Piece C-Ring
Hold-Down Slip
(Optional)

Large slip area and controlled

friction minimizes stress in the
supporting casing
All hangers are automatically centralized when
C-ring slip is set
Bypass flow area is the same after setting the liner
hanger slip as in the running position
Maximizes circulating flow-by areas for efficient
cementing operations
The LS-15 Liner Hanger System can be sized
and configured to customer specifications

Body Lock Ring

Pusher Sleeve
Unique One-Piece
C-Ring Slip

LS-15 Packer Seal Features

Integral, one-trip metal-to-metal sealing design

LS-15 Metal-to-Metal
Packer Seal
Packer Cone

Anti-swab design for faster running speeds and

higher circulating rates, and resists mechanical damage
while running
Standard service for many sizes is 10,000 psi at 400 F.
Higher pressures are achievable and are only limited by
the capacity of the packer mandrel and casing

Rotational Option
With the addition of a rotating bearing assembly, the LS-15
Liner Hanger can be rotated with the slips in the set position
during the cementing operation. This feature can assist in
completing a successful cement job.

Slip Cone

One-Piece C-Ring
Hang-Off Slip

Casing Connection

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LS-15 R unning T ool

LS-15 Running Tool
The system incorporates high torque capacity for drilldown, wash-down applications and rotation during
cementing operations
The Running Tool incorporates a port isolation system that
eliminates the possibility of prematurely setting the slip,
or releasing from the hanger while running into the hole

Lower
Ball Seat
Torque Clutch
Drill Pipe
Connection

The hydraulics to set the liner hanger slip are built into the
Running Tool, not as part of the hanger system, eliminating the need for a hydraulic port through the body of the
liner hanger
The Running Tool is hydraulically released from the liner
hanger and also incorporates a unique right-hand hydromechanical secondary release

Running Procedures
In order to solve many of the problems encountered during
liner installation, Dril-Quip has simplified the running procedures of the liner hanger for exceptional ease of use.

Torque Key
for Secondary
Release
Junk Basket

Locking
Cement
Bushing

Slip-Releasing
Assembly

Slick Joint
Upper
Ball Seat
w/ Port
Isolation

1. Trip into hole to liner-setting depth.

2. Launch setting ball from cementing manifold, pump ball
to seat in running tool.
3. Pressure to 1,000 psi, shift the port isolation sleeve and
release liner hanger slip, slack off liner weight onto slip.
4. Pressure to 2,000 psi to release running tool from
liner hanger.

Load Ring

Hydraulic
Release
Assembly

Extension
Joint

5. Reduce drill pipe pressure to 500 psi to accomplish

soft release of setting ball. Pick up drill pipe string
approximately 4" to check for release of running tool,
which is confirmed when drill pipe pressure bleeds off.
6. Slack off weight onto hanger to reseat running tool.
Reestablish circulation, pump cement.
7. Launch pump-down plug from cementing manifold and
displace to liner wiper plug.
8. Pressure to 1,000 psi, release the liner wiper plug from the
running tool.
9. Continue fluid displacement and pump the plug set to
landing collar.
10. Pick up running tool to release packer setting assembly
and slack off weight to set packer seal.
11. Pressure down the annulus to pressure assist setting and
testing the packer seal.

Packer Setting
Assembly
Ball
Diverter

12. Pull out of hole with running tool.

Liner Wiper
Plug

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Plugholder
Assembly

Cementing Manifold

ril-Quips

Cementing Manifold is designed

with a unique head that contains four
pockets at circumferentially placed locations. This
arrangement eliminates stacked-plug launching
heads and their corresponding height requirements, allowing for a more compact design. The
operator can load releasing balls and pump-down
plugs in three of the four pockets easily on the
rig floor. The manifold eliminates the need to
break any connections when loading and launching releasing balls or
pump-down plugs. The
manifold allows circulating the hole through the
fourth bypass pocket
located in the head.
Dril-Quips Cementing
Manifold can be made
up in the string prior to
running the liner hanger
for ease of operations,
and can accommodate
rotational torque so that
drilling the liner hanger into position, if required,
is not a problem.

6 5/8" Reg Box

Up Connection
to Top Drive

Cementing
Swivel
Assembly

Upper
Kelly
Valve

Cement
Inlet

Pump-Down
Plug

Dril-Quips Cementing Manifold is compact and

easy to operate to facilitate liner hanger installation.

Flow
Diverter
Valve

System Features
Standard manifold rated to 1 million lb tensile
load capacity with 10,000 psi working pressure
and maximum torque capacity of 68,000 ft-lb
High-capacity manifold rated to 2 million lb
tensile load capacity with 10,000 psi working
pressure and maximum torque capacity of
100,000 ft-lb

Transition
Sub

Pneumatically operated remote control

manifold available upon request
Compact and easy to operate
Accommodates one releasing ball and two
pump-down plugs (fourth pocket is for
bypass circulation)
Allows circulation through the top drive and/
or cement line, even when fully loaded, and
while rotating the landing string
Simplifies operation when circulating the hole
Plugs and balls can be loaded on the rig

Lower Kelly
Valve
Indicator
Flag
5
6 /8" Reg
Pin Down
Connection
to Drill Pipe

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