PRESSURE

TM

Certified System Components

Subsea Wellheads
For deep and shallow water applications

Pre-engineered subsea wellheads from Cameron: fewer trips, lower costs

and better sealing in shallow or deep water drilling operations.

For more than seventy-five

years, the leader
Camerons experience in pressure control
can be traced back to 1922. The introduction of the first BOP that became an industry standard began an unequaled history
of innovation. Type A casing hanger,
All-Welded Body Ball Valve, first subsea
wellhead completion, the legendary U BOP,
first hydraulic production controls system,
first guidelineless drilling system, first freestanding riser system these are just a

The Cameron family of STM and STC

subsea wellheads delivers the economic
benefits of modularity and the performance benefits of advanced design.
These benefits mean faster delivery,
easier installation and reduced costs in
nearly every subsea drilling application.
And that is especially important for
todays deepwater challenges.
With modularity at the component
level, there are no performance tradeoffs. Cameron subsea wellheads contain
technology found nowhere else and
reflect the depth of our pressure control
experience. The STM wellhead, for
example, demonstrates our no-compro-

mise design approach with parallel bore

metal seals, better connection options
with BOPs and Christmas trees and
interchangeable components.
A selection of running tools (including
the unique CHSART tool - see page 7)
and ancillary equipment is also part of
the highest performing subsea wellhead
systems in the worlds offshore oilfields.
Single Trip Metal Seal Subsea
Wellhead System
The STM wellhead reduces drilling costs
by eliminating unnecessary trips while
providing the most advanced pressure
control technology, at any depth, in any

few familiar milestones along Camerons

path of leadership.

Camerons most advanced, field proven pressure-control technology is

pre-engineered into the STM wellhead.

This leadership continues today

with such innovations as the SpoolTree
Christmas tree and the MOSAIC (Modular
Subsea and Integrated Completions)
Production System.

Three connection
options (mandrel,
hub and DWHC)
High pressure
18-3/4 housing

More advances are on the horizon.

As the industry pushes into new frontiers,
well be there, as always, with the
technology to do it right.

Angled shoulder
prevents debris
accumulation
Optional passively
activated, preloaded
lockdown

Interchangeable
parallel bore metal
seal assemblies on
13-3/8, 10-3/4"
(or 9-5/8) and
7-5/8 (or 7")
casing hangers

High strength
landing shoulder
on 18-3/4 housing

1962: The industrys first subsea

wellhead completion is a Cameron
Christmas tree in the Gulf of Mexico.

Optional 16 casing
hanger available for
six-string programs
(see page 5)
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environment. Central to STM wellhead

performance is Camerons parallel bore
metal (PBM) seal technology, completely
different from competing tapered bore
designs and far superior.
The STM wellhead is perfect for most
subsea drilling and production applications with working pressures up to
15,000 psi WP, on single wells, multiwell templates or TLP operations.
Versions of the STM are available for
shallow or deep water, and it is adaptable to casing programs with five or six
strings. Only four tools are required to
run a five-string STM system.

Modular Subsea And Integrated Completion systems:

The MOSAIC concept
MOSAIC is the result of a design philoso-

are modular at the component level,

phy that eliminates the usual tradeoffs you

standardized to work together in many

expect with a pre-engineered, modular

combinations. The result is a cost-effective

system. With MOSAIC systems, you gain

system that can be adapted to virtually any

simplified installation procedures, reduced

subsea job. The MOSAIC system is more

personnel training

easily expanded as

and faster delivery.

field development

Unlike ordinary systems, you dont have

needs evolve, and its components contain

Three BOP and Christmas tree

to give up flexibility, expandability and

the technology that provides the perfor-

connection profiles. Depending on

your requirements, choose from a hub,
mandrel or Camerons new deepwater,
high-capacity (DWHC) profile on the
high-pressure 18-3/4" housing. Cameron
is offering the DWHC profile to the petroleum industry without charge, to pro-

desirable product features and benefits.

mance you need.

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Hub

Mandrel

DWHC

mote standardization among deepwater

producers and equipment suppliers.
High-pressure 18-3/4 housing. Rated
up to 15,000 psi WP, Camerons highpressure housing provides a parallel
bore sealing surface design for the PBM
casing hanger seals. The high-pressure
housing will accommodate an optional
16" casing hanger and seal assembly.
Because the receptacle for the hanger
and seal is welded to the bottom of the
housing or anywhere in the 20" string,

The ordinary approach to modularity

Camerons subsea wellheads are

is fixed assemblies run progressively to

an integral part of the MOSAIC system.

large structures, which are not appropriate

Theyre the perfect fit for todays subsea

for many applications. MOSAIC systems

economics.

it does not add to wellhead height. The

receptacle does not restrict a 17-1/2" bit
or full-bore running equipment.
This housing has a high-strength
landing shoulder rated to 7 million lbs.
The simple, passive design allows the
13-3/8" casing hanger to be reciprocated
inside the 18-3/4" housing without the
possibility of inadvertent setting. It is
fully rated for H2S service.
The STM design allows all BOP
tests to be performed with the wear
bushings in place, saving a round trip
for each test.
STM wellhead undergoes seal development
testing at Camerons new, state-of-the-art
Research Center in Houston. This 55,000 sq ft
resource allows us to develop and test product
improvements more quickly. In the photo at
right, the STM is shown in one of our two
25 ft deep, underwater simulation tanks.

Advanced lockdown and sealing technology

A closer look at Cameron engineering

reveals advanced but practical technology that works in the real world. A
remarkable history of pressure-control
experience has been pre-engineered into
our subsea wellheads. You can see our
no-compromise design in these features:

in a recessed bore. The metal seals on

the OD and ID always retain pressure
before the elastomer seal. The elastomer
seal is a true secondary seal.
PBM seals are set hydraulically with
Camerons CHSART running tool,
which runs the casing hanger and seal
assembly in one trip.

Three STM wellhead-to-conductor

housing lockdown options

STC Metal-End Cap seal. Field proven

Passively activated, preloaded

lockdown. This locks the high-pressure,

18-3/4" housing to the 30" conductor

with twelve vertical pre-load segments,
in a collet finger design. This pre-loaded
lockdown offers superior fatigue resistance. When locked down, bending and
axial loads are transferred from the BOP
stack to the conductor. Fatigue loading
of the 20" casing is eliminated.
Lockdown is achieved without a separate trip, and the mechanism can be
fully recoverable and reusable. Eight,
two-inch diameter bypass holes provide
for cement returns.
Passively activated,
standard lockdown.

An outwardly biased,
split-metal ring is held
in position with a
keeper ring. The split
ring is compressed by
the inside diameter of
the 30 conductor
housing until it is
landed in a retainer
groove.

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High-capacity lockdown. Camerons

new high-strength, pre-loaded lockdown

is engineered for high-temperature
applications where thermal expansion
is a critical factor. This hydraulically set
lockdown offers outstanding bending
resistance. It is also ideal for deepwater
applications.

Unlocked

Locked
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Passively activated, preloaded lockdown

Camerons proprietary sealing

technology
STM Parallel Bore Metal seal.

This seal is for casing hangers in the

18-3/4" high-pressure housing and is
interchangeable on 13-3/8", 10-3/4
(or 9-5/8") and 7-5/8" (or 7") hangers.
It is radially engaged, bi-directional,
and provides constant contact pressure
on inner and outer sealing surfaces.
Because the PBM seal is designed for
a parallel-bore sealing surface, it
provides equal seal protection from
pressures above or below. The inability
to effectively seal pressures from below
is a weakness of tapered-bowl seal
designs offered by some wellhead
manufacturers.
The Cameron parallel bore design
allows for slight vertical movement of
the seal without affecting seal integrity.
During lab testing, the seal assembly was
moved as much as 1/4" while maintaining full test pressure of 15,000 psi. PBM
seals are rated for continuous operation
in temperatures of up to 350F (177C),
with excursions to 400F (204C), and
can be used in H2S environments.
The PBM seal assembly and highpressure housing design provides for
two additional contingency seals: an
optional elastomer seal and a metal seal

in hundreds of wells, the MEC seal

assembly is used in the 10,000 psi STC
wellhead. Rated for temperatures up
to 250F (121C), the proprietary
CAMLAST elastomer seal element is
resistant to H2S, CO2, chlorides, diesel
fluid and oil or water-based amine
corrosion inhibitors.
Stainless steel caps on the upper and
lower surfaces of the elastomer prevent
extrusion, limit the elastomers exposure
to corrosive wellbore fluids and prevent
seal roll-off during installation. The
Metal-End Cap seal will often work
when ordinary seals wont because the
seal is highly tolerant of sealing surface
damage. The seal is radially energized
and requires less energy to set than
ordinary seals. Well or test pressure
compresses the elastomer, which adds
to seal quality.

Parallel
Bore
Metal
Seals
Optional
CAMLAST
Insert
Seal

Recessed
Contingency
Seal Bore

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PBM Seal in
running position

PBM Seal in
energized position

Single Trip Compact Subsea Wellhead System

16" Seal
Assembly

17-13/16" I.D.

The totally weight-set and compact STC

with hub or mandrel BOP and Christmas

wellhead is a popular choice for lower

tree connection profiles.

pressure wells to 10,000 psi WP. Attractive

The STC wellhead uses Camerons

pricing and rig-time savings during installa-

proprietary Metal-End Cap seals with CAM-

tion make it the most cost-effective well-

LAST elastomer. When setting the seals in

head in its operating range.

the STC wellhead system, the seal cannot

The STC wellhead shares some of the

be completed unless the seal assembly is

same benefits as Camerons STM wellhead.

locked in place correctly, eliminating the

It has a compact design, casing hangers

possibility of a false test. Like the STM,

and seal assemblies that can be run in a

only four tools are required to run a five-

single trip and interchangeable parallel

string STC system.

16" Hanger

17-7/8" I.D.

bore elastomeric seal assemblies. It is sup-

Seal Area
18" I.D.
DETAIL A
16" Receptacle

17-9/16" I.D.

An optional 16" hanger can be

plied with the passive lockdown, which

used in six-string casing programs. The

is standard on the STM wellhead. The 18-

16" hanger and seal assembly are run

3/4" high-pressure housing is available

in one trip.

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DETAIL A

18-3/4" Housing
with16" Receptacle
Attached

16" Hanger and

Seal Assembly Installed
in Receptacle

Optional 16-inch casing hanger

The 16" hanger and seal assembly are
available for both the STM and STC
wellheads in six-string casing programs.
The receptacle can be welded to the bottom of the 18-3/4" high-pressure housing
extension or anywhere in the 20" string
so height is not added to the wellhead.
The receptacle contains a passive load
shoulder with a 17-9/16" minimum ID.
The shoulder is rated to 1.2 million lbs.
Full-bore running tools or a 17-1/2" bit
can be used without restriction.
The 16" boll weevil style hanger and
seal assembly are installed and tested in
a single trip without having to pull the
bore protector in the 18-3/4" housing.
A CAMLAST elastomer seal in the
assembly is energized to seal in the bore
of the receptacle. The seal location is
protected from drill string damage.

Hub or
mandrel
connection
profiles

High-pressure
18-3/4 housing

Single-trip
casing hanger
and seal
assemblies
Cameron weightset, Metal-End Cap
elastomer seals
Interchangeable
seal assemblies
on each casing
hanger
Optional 16 casing
hanger available for
six-string programs
Passively activated,
standard lockdown
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Guidebases and running tools

The benefits of modularity are preengineered into Camerons remotely

retrievable/reinstallable guidebase
(RRGB). Guideline or guidelineless
versions of the RRGB are available.
Guide posts are permitted to stroke
approximately six inches to allow BOP
orientation prior to loading the post.
This reduces the risk of damage when
landing the BOP stack. Multiple guidebases can be combined into a single,
pre-tested template. Any number of
wells can be accommodated through
multiples of the guidebases. Multi-well
units allow wellbores to be spaced as
closely as 7-1/2 ft on center.

CHSART (Casing Hanger Seal

Assembly Running Tool)
Camerons advanced wellhead technology includes running tools that contribute to system cost savings and ease
of use. The CHSART tool is a perfect
example. In the STM system, it allows
installation of casing hangers and PBM
seal assemblies in one trip. The tool is
then used to hydraulically set the casing
hanger seal assembly in a unique way.
Unlike ordinary systems, which set the
seals by pressurizing the BOP stack to
pump the seal down, the CHSART tool
sets the seal assembly by pressurizing
down the drill pipe. This allows the seal
to be set before stack pressure is
applied. After the seal is fully set and in
position, the seal is tested using the
CHSART tool with stack pressure.

Ancillary equipment
Camerons STM/STC Running Tool Packages
are normally all thats required to run fivestring systems under most conditions. In addition, Cameron offers a complete line of
special-purpose tools:
Jetting tool
Boll weevil test tool with redundant seals
Weight-set BOP tester
One-trip Seal Assembly Retrieval Tool (SART)
Temporary abandonment (TA) caps
Emergency drill pipe hang-off tool
Full-bore casing hanger running tools
Hydraulic 30" running and tieback tool
Casing hanger cleanout tool
30"/36" housing drill-ahead tool
18-3/4" housing retrieval tool
Shallow water flow shutoff systems
Tieback system
CAMSMART downhole measurement tool

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The STM spring-loaded locking mechanism

automatically locks the 30 conductor housing
to the guidebase.

Cameron STM/STC Running Tool

Package and ancillary equipment
The Cameron STM and STC Running
Tool Package includes the tools required
to run a five-string STM or STC system.
All these tools are simple to make up
and all release with right-hand rotation.
Retrievable/reinstallable guidebase
running tool;
30" housing running tool;
18-3/4" housing and BOP test tool;
Casing Hanger Seal Assembly Running
Tool (CHSART) to install casing hangers and seals and perform seal tests;
Wear bushing running/retrieving tool.
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Casing hanger seal assembly is set by pressuring down the drill pipe,
which allows the seal to be set before stack pressure is applied.

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30 STM Conductor Housing

Running Tool
The 30 conductor housing running tool
is cam-actuated and has a non-rising
stem. Only 6-1/2 rotations fully make up
and release the tool.

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CHSART Multipurpose
Running Tool
In a single trip, the Casing Hanger Seal Assembly
Running Tool runs each casing hanger and seal
assembly and hydraulically sets the seal.

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Running Tool
for 18-3/4" Housing
After running the high-pressure
housing, this tool is used to test
the BOP. A position indicator rod
provides visual verification of
tool lock/unlock.
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Wear Bushing Running and

Retrieval Tool
This is the only tool needed to set or
retrieve all wear bushings in a five-string
system including the bore protector.

Western Hemisphere
Cameron
PO Box 1212
Houston Texas 77251-1212
Tel 713 939 2211
Fax 713 939 2620
www.camerondiv.com
Eastern Hemisphere
Cooper Cameron (U.K.) Ltd.
5 Mondial Way
Harlington
Hayes UB3 5AR
Tel 44 181 9901800
Fax 44 181 9901888
www.camerondiv.com
Asia Pacific/Middle East
Cooper Cameron (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
No. 2 Gul Circle, Jurong Industrial Est
Locked Bag Service No. 3
Jurong Town Post Office
Singapore 629560
Republic Of Singapore
Tel 65 8613355
Fax 65 8616197
www.camerondiv.com

MOSAIC, SpoolTree, STM, STC, CAMLAST and CAMSMART are trademarks of the Cooper Cameron Corporation, Cameron Division.

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