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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2022
Interwell Norway As, Hafrsfjord, NO;
Petter Thorrud Larsen, Sjetnemarka, NO;
Interwell Norway AS, Hafrsfjord, NO;
Abstract
A well tool performs an operation in an oil/gas well. The well tool is insertable into a bore including a guide groove in an inner surface of the bore. The well tool includes: a mandrel having a longitudinal direction and a radial direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction; and an orientation system for longitudinal and rotational orientation of the well tool with respect to the bore. The well tool further includes an outer housing arranged radially outside the mandrel. The orientation system includes: a radial opening provided in the outer housing; a finger sleeve including a longitudinally extending resilient finger with a distal part and a proximal part connected to the finger sleeve. The finger sleeve is arranged radially between the mandrel and the outer housing. The distal part includes a first wedge-shaped portion and a second wedge-shaped portion both extending in the outwards radial direction and tapering away from each other in the longitudinal direction. The orientation system has an initial state in which the first wedge-shaped portion protrudes radially through the radial opening of the outer housing and is configured to engage the guide groove. The first wedge-shaped portion is configured to be longitudinally and rotationally guided in the guide groove when the well tool is moved longitudinally. The well tool is configured to rotate with the first wedge-shaped portion. The orientation system has a subsequent state in which the first wedge-shaped portion is radially retracted in the radial opening of the outer housing.