US Patent Issued to Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations on Dec. 9 for "Tree adapter and tubing hanger interface tool system and method" (Australian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,605, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC (Houston).

"Tree adapter and tubing hanger interface tool system and method" was invented by Yew Jack Bay (Jandakot, Australia), Andrew Watts (Jandakot, Australia) and Calum Boyle (Jandakot, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A well intervention tool includes a Christmas tree (XT) adapter connected to an XT, a tubing hanger interface tool aligned axially within the adapter mandrel, and a stab connected to the tubing hanger interface tool, the stab contacting at least one internal component of the XT. The XT includes an XT mandrel. The XT adapter includes...