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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2008
Applicants:
Jeffery Kitzman, Houston, TX (US);
Wesley Byrne, Midland, TX (US);
Justin Vinson, Houston, TX (US);
Marc Samuelson, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jeffery Kitzman, Houston, TX (US);
Wesley Byrne, Midland, TX (US);
Justin Vinson, Houston, TX (US);
Marc Samuelson, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A pressure orienting swivel arrangement includes a freely rotatable weight assembly to orient to gravity prior to being urged to a fixed position. In the fixed position, a pin adapter is reactably interengagable with the weight assembly to orient the pin adapter to the weight assembly without reorienting the weight assembly from gravity. A method for orienting a downhole tool is also included.