A device designed to support the full weight of a casing, tubing, or liner string in a well. It is attached to the top of the tubular by threads or slips.
The type THW tubing hanger has a split, wrap-around hanger design to seal in straight bowl tubing heads. It can be lowered through blowout preventer equipment. The packing of the tubing hanger may be tigthned at any time with tubing head lock screws.