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Casing Head |
 A heavy, flanged steel fitting connected to the first string of casing. It
provides a housing for slips and packing assemblies, allows suspension of
intermediate and production strings of casing, and supplies the means for the
annulus to be sealed off. Also called a spool.*
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*This is an abridged version of the Dictionary of Petroleum Terms
used with permission from PETEX®, The University of Texas, at Austin. All rights reserved
© PETEX 2001.
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