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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018

Filed:

Sep. 30, 2015
Applicant:

Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Leonard C. Linde, Casper, WY (US);

Reece E. Cashion, Conroe, TX (US);

Larry D. White, Brenham, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/08 (2006.01); E21B 33/038 (2006.01); E21B 33/064 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/08 (2013.01); E21B 33/038 (2013.01); E21B 33/064 (2013.01); E21B 33/085 (2013.01);
Abstract

A rotating control device for a tubular string includes a body, a housing assembly, and a clamp device. An annulus is formed between the body and the tubular string. The housing assembly includes an annular seal configured to seal off an annulus between the tubular string and the body. The clamp device is configured to selectively permit and prevent displacement of the housing assembly relative to the body. The clamp device includes a first clamp section and a second clamp section coupled to and pivotable about a pivot, and a motor positioned between an end of the first clamp section and an end of the second clamp section, wherein the motor is configured to move the ends of the first and second clamp sections relative to each other.


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