What is the use of Wellhead Equipment in Oil and Gas Industry?

Wellhead equipment are used in connecting the casing and tubing to an oil or gas pipeline. These are useful in suspending the casing strings and help seal the well. The casing is a permanently-installed pipe for lining the well hole to provide pressure containment and prevent collapse. Wellhead equipment are known as the flanged devices that are attached to the casing and they include a number of other components such as casing heads, casing spools, tubing head spools, tees, and crosses. The casing head is part of the connection between the casing and the wellhead equipment itself. Usually, many pieces of wellhead equipment are assembled together into one a single unit that is called a "Christmas tree". These are important for the tubing to be placed into the well while valves and chokes are used to control the flow of oil and/or gas at the surface. Wellheads and and its components may be located on offshore platforms, in sub-sea locations, or onshore.