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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2016
National Oilwell Varco, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Christopher Brian Walker, Cypress, TX (US);
Henry Do, Katy, TX (US);
Robert Ioan Papp, Houston, TX (US);
Mihail Puscas, Rosenberg, TX (US);
Calvin Ronald Blankenship, Katy, TX (US);
National Oilwell Varco, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A gooseneck () and a power swivel () including a gooseneck () are disclosed. In an embodiment, the gooseneck includes an inlet section () including an inlet () and a first fluid flow path () extending from the inlet. In addition, the gooseneck includes an outlet section () coupled to the inlet section. The outlet section includes an outlet (). In addition, the outlet section () includes a second fluid flow path () extending axially from the outlet. The second fluid flow path is in fluid communication with the first fluid flow path. Further, the outlet section includes a radially outer surface () that includes a first polygonal section having a plurality of planar surfaces () joined at a plurality of corners ().