US 11,788,384 B2
Multilateral junction including articulating structure
David Joe Steele, Carrollton, TX (US)
Assigned to Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Apr. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/239,265.
Prior Publication US 2022/0341293 A1, Oct. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. E21B 41/00 (2006.01); E21B 17/18 (2006.01); E21B 43/14 (2006.01); E21B 17/046 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 41/0035 (2013.01) [E21B 17/18 (2013.01); E21B 43/14 (2013.01); E21B 17/046 (2013.01)] 29 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wellbore leg, comprising:
a tubular having a fluid passageway extending there through; and
an articulating structure located within the fluid passageway, the articulating structure including:
a first portion; and
a second portion, wherein the first portion and the second portion are coupled to one another and operable to rotate relative to one another, wherein the articulating structure includes a width (w), a thickness (t), and a height (h), each of the first portion and the second portion having openings, and further including a pin extending at least partially through the openings to provide an axis of rotation, wherein the articulating structure is a first articulating structure and further including a second articulating structure positioned adjacent the first articulating structure, wherein each of the first and second articulating structures includes a width (w), a thickness (t), and a height (h), and further wherein a spacing (s) between the first and second articulating structures is less than the width (w).