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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2024
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Nadir Abdullah Alajmi, Al-Khobar, SA;
Mustafa Alhuwaider, Dhahran, SA;
Shouxiang Mark MA, Dhahran, SA;
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
A downhole orientation tool includes a top sub-assembly configured to couple to a downhole conveyance and run into a wellbore on the downhole conveyance from a terranean surface to one or more subterranean formations; one or more orientation sensors coupled to the top sub-assembly and configured to detect rotational motion of the tool during running in the wellbore; an orientation motor coupled to the one or more orientation sensors and configured to axially rotate the tool in the wellbore in response to the detected rotational motion of the tool during running in the wellbore to orient the tool at a particular axial orientation during running in the wellbore; and a tractor coupled to the top sub-assembly, the one or more orientation sensors, and the orientation motor and configured to provide motive force to move the tool through the wellbore.