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The Fastlock Connector
Save Valuable
Rig-Time and
Enhance Safety
with Versatile
Equipment Connector

Fastlock Connector
Self-Contained Connector Cuts Make-Up Time by 90 Percent
In today’s market, contractors
and operators are continually
looking for ways to improve rig
efficiency and enhance safety.
To meet industry demands, Cameron
engineers designed the Cameron
Fastlock Connector to replace traditional
connections for wellheads,
BOPs and other equipment.
A hub-to-flange connection is made on a platform in the
Gulf of Mexico.
By decreasing makeup time by
as much as 90 percent, this new
connector is able to reduce rig time,
resulting in direct savings to the
operator. Since there are no loose
parts, the Fastlock Connector is easier
to install.
INCREASE RIG AND
PERSONNEL SAFETY
Added safety is provided by the
Fastlock Connector since open-hole
time is cut during makeup. The
connector is easy to handle and all
parts are integral. Another safety
feature is the low makeup torque,
which means a single person can
install the connector without using
sledge hammers and hammer
wrenches.
The Fastlock Connector is
offered in a full range of sizes from
11" to 21-1/4" and pressure ratings
from 2000 to 20,000 psi.
The primary uses for the
Fastlock Connector, both onshore
and offshore, are for joining blowout
preventers system components
to wellheads, Christmas trees to
wellheads and wellhead components
to wellheads.
SIMPLE, RUGGED DESIGN
The Fastlock Connector has been
designed to meet the needs of the
industry. Finite element analysis was
used
extensively
to assure
that the
connector
meets API
6A and
ASME
Section VIII
allowable
stresses at
the load
cases for
makeup,
working
and test
pressures.
A 13-5/8" Fastlock Connector
undergoes an API 6FB, Part II fire
test.
Connectors are preloaded to 1.5
times the working pressure end-load
to assure there is no hub face
separation while providing sufficient
bending capacity in each connector
at maximum working pressure.
Since there are no industry
standards specifying external load
cases, Cameron's design philosophy
produces an optimally designed connector.
Fire-testing of the Fastlock
Connector to API 6FB Part I and II,
and thermal cycling to API 6A,
Appendix F confirmed the rugged
reliability of the design.
VERSATILITY
The Cameron Fastlock Connector
can be built for several additional
applications including diver-assisted
subsea operations where these
connectors can be used to attach
the subsea tree to the wellhead, as
well as for flowline and manifold
connections, etc.
Fastlock Connectors can be
integrated into the BOP and
workover equipment for use in
drilling operations on platforms so
that a single system serves the entire
platform.
The Cameron Fastlock Connector
is an integral part of the MC2, the
new generation modular compact
wellhead — Cameron’s premium
land and platform wellhead.
Fastlock Connector
Metal
End-Cap
Seal
Assembly
Canh Metal
Seal Assembly
SD-10922-97
MC2 Wellhead With Fastlock Connector

The CF gasket reduces
pressure end-loads by as
much as 20 percent and
insures face to face make-up.
Each screw forces a
lock-ring segment into
the hub profile.
To run the connector,
the locking segments
are first retracted into
the connector body.
The connector is then
lowered onto the
mating hub. Once
landed, the radially
positioned drive
screws are tightened
to a specific torque.
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The Fastlock
Connector is selfcontained.
There are
no loose parts.
The Fastlock Connector
can be used with a wide
variety of hubs and
wellhead housings.
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SD-10968-97
With smaller drive
screws, lower makeup
torque is required
for pre-loading the
connector.
Grease Injection Port
Fastlock Connector Options
SD-10923-97
Weld Prep to Hub Connection API Hub to API Hub Connection Fastlock to API Hub Connection
Features:
• Dramatic reduction in make-up
time. A 13-5/8”,10,000 psi connection
can be made up in less
than 10 minutes.
• Any operating component subject
to wear, including working threads,
can be replaced in the field.
• The connector can be designed to
run through most diverter stacks.
• Minimal swallow on the Fastlock
male hub reduces overall stack
height.
• Connector is designed for sour
service according to NACE standards.
• A low-friction coating applied to
the sliding surfaces reduces makeup
torque.
• CF seal, a modified Cameron CX
seal, reduces pressure end-loads
and allows lower makeup torque
and optimization of size and materials
in the body, which results in a
compact, totally integral connector.

Sales and Service Locations
Domestic
Bakersfield, California
Woodland, California
Denver, Colorado
Lafayette, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Laurel, Mississippi
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Corpus Christi, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Houston, Texas
Longview, Texas
Odessa, Texas
Casper, Wyoming
Evanston, Wyoming
International
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Perth, Australia
Kuala Belait, Brunei
Calgary, Canada
Grande Prairie, Canada
Punta Arenas, Chile,
Pointe-Noire, Congo
Cairo, Egypt,
Great Yarmouth, England
London, England
Paris, France
Pau, France
Port Gentil, Gabon
Jakarta, Indonesia
Tokyo, Japan
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Miri, Malaysia
Terengganu, Malaysia
Ciudad Del Carmen, Mexico
Mexico CIty, Mexico
Villahermosa, Mexico
The Hague, The Netherlands
Papakura, New Zealand
Lagos, Nigeria
Warri, Nigeria
Bergen, Norway
Muscat, Oman
Moscow, Russia
Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Maracaibo, Venezuela
Manufacturing Plants and Aftermarket Facilities
Domestic
Anchorage, Alaska
Berwick, Louisiana
Patterson, Louisiana
Ville Platte, Louisiana
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Brookshire, Texas
Liberty, Texas
International
Zarate, Argentina
Melbourne, Australia
Edmonton, Canada
Leeds, England
Beziers, France
Celle, Germany
Longford, Ireland
Veracruz, Mexico
Hoogezand, The Netherlands
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Stavanger, Norway
Singapore, Republic of Singapore
Aberdeen, Scotland
This list includes major manufacturing and sales locations. Contact your nearest Cameron
representative for locations not included on this list.
P.O. Box 1212
Houston, TX 77251-1212
Telephone: 713/939-2211
Fax: 713/939-2620
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