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1. Landing Nipples
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Applications
• A landing nipple is a short length of pipe with a profile cut on the
inside of the pipe.
• Landing nipples are designed to allow a lock mandrel to locate and
lock into the nipple’s internal profile.
• landing nipple include X®, R®, XN®, RN®
X Selective Nipples XN No-go nipples

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Benefits
✓ Plugging the tubing for:
1. Removing the wellhead or surface equipment
2. Pressure testing
3. Setting hydraulic set packers
4. Zonal isolation
✓ Installing downhole chokes, regulators, SSVs, etc.
✓ landing off bottom hole pressure recorders.

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02 Landing Nipples
A typical Slickline ‘plug’ consists of 3
components:
• 1. Lock mandrel
• 2. Equalizing sub
• 3. Flow control device (prong)
OTIS R®
Locking Mandrel
OTIS R®
Landing Nipple

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TYPES
• Selective
• No- Go

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No – go nipple XN
• XN®, RN®, Nipples (N = no-go) contain a restriction in
the profile which prevents the Slickline plug from
passing through.
• Only 1 no-go nipple of a particular size is used in a
well and usually it will be placed at or near the bottom
of the well below other landing nipples.

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02 Landing Nipples
manufacturers
• The most notable manufacturers are
▪ Baker
▪ CAMCO
▪ Halliburton/Otis
▪ Weatherford CPS / Petroline

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02 Landing Nipples ( X or XN No-Go Landing Nipple )
“X” Selective Landing
Nipple
“XN” NO-Go Landing
Nipple
Key Profile
Seal Bore
Orientation
Groove
Trash Groove
No-Go Shoulder

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OTIS R®
Locking Mandrel
OTIS R®
Landing Nipple
OTIS RN®
Landing Nipple
OTIS RN®
Locking Mandrel

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X® R®XN®
RN®
02 Landing Nipples

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02 Landing Nipples “ R & RN - Key”

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Design Specifications
Max OD: 3.898”
Packing Bore ID: 2.813”
Min ID: 2.813”
Nipple Profile: X
Length: 18.50”
Top Thread: 3 1/2-9.2 FOX-K Box
Bottom Thread: 3 1/2-9.2 FOX-K Pin
Material: 13Cr
Service: Std
Pres. Rating: 9300 psi
OTIS X LANDING NIPPLE

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LOCK PROFILE XN
SIZE 2.813 INCH
MAXIMUM OD 3.919 INCH
MINIMUM NO-GO ID 2.666 INCH
LENGTH 17.71 INCH
MATERIAL Alloy/9CR / 13CR
SERVICE H2S/CO2/ STD
CONNECTION 3 ½” Vam Top B * P
PRESSURE RATING 9300 POUNDS/SQ. INCH
XN Landing Nipple
CN05527

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Monolock Plug