A tubing hanger is a component used in the completion of oil

Oil

An oil is any substance that is liquid at ambient temperatures and does not mix with water but may mix with other oils and organic solvents. This general definition includes vegetable oils, volatile essential oils, petrochemical oils, and synthetic oils....

 and gas

Gas

Gas is one of the three classical states of matter . Near absolute zero, a substance exists as a solid. As heat is added to this substance it melts into a liquid at its melting point , boils into a gas at its boiling point, and if heated high enough would enter a plasma state in which the electrons...

 production wells. It is set in the tree

Christmas tree (oil well)

In petroleum and natural gas extraction, a Christmas tree, or "tree", is an assembly of valves, spools, and fittings used for an oil well, gas well, water injection well, water disposal well, gas injection well, condensate well and other types of wells...

 or the wellhead

Wellhead

A wellhead is a general term used to describe the component at the surface of an oil or gas well that provides the structural and pressure-containing interface for the drilling and production equipment....

 and suspends the production tubing

Production tubing

Production tubing is a tube used in a wellbore through which production fluids are produced .Production tubing is run into the drilled well after the casing is run and cemented in place. Production tubing protects wellbore casing from wear, tear, corrosion, and deposition of by-products, such as...

 and/or casing

Casing (oil well)

Casing is large diameter pipe that is assembled and inserted into a recently drilled section of a borehole and typically held into place with cement.-Purpose:Casing that is cemented in place aids the drilling process in several ways:...

. Sometimes it provides porting to allow the communication of hydraulic, electric and other downhole functions, as well as chemical injection. It also serves to seal-in the annulus and production areas.

External links

• Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary: Tubing Hanger
• Seaboard International
  Seaboard International
  Seaboard International is a privately held manufacturer of highly engineered oil and gas pressure control equipment providing services for worldwide onshore and offshore oil & gas exploration, drilling and production operations...
  
  
• Tubing Hangers