Patents by Inventor Douglas W. Schepp

Douglas W. Schepp has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20090078404
    Abstract: A tubing hanger apparatus includes a tubing hanger with a plurality of segments thereon that engage an annular groove of a tubing head thus preventing the tubing hanger from sliding down a well. The internal diameter wellhead bore is consistent from the master valve downward to the production casing. The tubing hanger has a plurality of annular seals which are expandable after insertion into the tubing head. A plurality of lock screws both expand the seals as well as prevent any further movement of the tubing hanger. The tubing hanger apparatus is situated below a master valve. Thus, coiled tubing or jointed tubing can be run down the well and landed below the master valve. The tubing hanger contains a back pressure valve, thus the master valve can be opened without releasing the formation pressure within the live well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventor: Douglas W. Schepp