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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
May. 29, 2015
Weatherford Technology Holdings, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
James W. Chambers, Houston, TX (US);
Danny W. Wagoner, Waller, TX (US);
Andrew Harrison, Houston, TX (US);
Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The exemplary embodiments relate to misalignment correction devices and methods for mitigating misalignment of a piece of oilfield equipment in or proximate an RCD. A rounded shoulder appears on a first surface within or proximate the RCD, and a socket profile appears on a second surface within or proximate the RCD. The second surface is configured to abut the rounded shoulder. The rounded shoulder is configured to rotate within the socket profile. Further, a floating joint may be implemented into or proximate the RCD and combined with the foregoing rotation mitigation features.