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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2018
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Matthew Bradley Stokes, Keller, TX (US);
Wesley Paul Dietz, Carrollton, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are directed to aligning two subsequent pieces of equipment prior to disposing the pieces of equipment downhole. A method comprises providing the first tool piece to be disposed in a wellbore, wherein the first tool piece comprises: a first thread, wherein the first thread is disposed at a first end of the first tool piece; and a second thread, wherein the second thread is disposed at the first end of the first tool piece. The method further comprises disposing an alignment ring on the first tool piece, and coupling the first end of the first tool piece to a second end of the second tool piece. The method further comprises decoupling the first tool piece from the second tool piece; rotating the alignment ring; and coupling the first tool piece to the second tool piece after rotating the alignment ring to produce the tubular assembly.