US 12,234,702 B2
Tubing hanger alignment device
Blake T. DeBerry, Houston, TX (US); Morris B. Wade, Houston, TX (US); Flavio Santos, Houston, TX (US); Gregory Norwood, Boerne, TX (US); Robert Buxton, Cypress, TX (US); Justin Rye, Houston, TX (US); and Todd L. Scaggs, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to Innovex International, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Dril-Quip, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 6, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/597,246.
Application 18/597,246 is a continuation of application No. 17/874,235, filed on Jul. 26, 2022, granted, now 11,952,854.
Application 17/874,235 is a continuation of application No. 17/201,465, filed on Mar. 15, 2021, abandoned.
Application 17/201,465 is a continuation of application No. 17/067,590, filed on Oct. 9, 2020, granted, now 10,947,805, issued on Mar. 16, 2021.
Application 17/067,590 is a continuation of application No. 16/111,987, filed on Aug. 24, 2018, granted, now 10,830,015, issued on Nov. 10, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/574,491, filed on Oct. 19, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0209710 A1, Jun. 27, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E21B 33/04 (2006.01); E21B 33/03 (2006.01); E21B 33/043 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 33/04 (2013.01) [E21B 33/03 (2013.01); E21B 33/0407 (2013.01); E21B 33/043 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
17. A method, comprising:
coupling a tubing hanger alignment device to a tubular housing, wherein the tubing hanger alignment device comprises:
a stab body;
at least one inlet/outlet;
a coupler body positioned around the stab body, the coupler body being adapted to rotate relative to the stab body, the coupler body being retained in a longitudinal direction with respect to the stab body during rotation of the coupler body with respect to the stab body;
at least one coupling element positioned on the coupler body; and
at least one coiled tube positioned around the stab body, the at least one coiled tube being in communication with the at least one coupling element and the at least one inlet/outlet;
rotating the coupler body around the stab body to align the at least one coupling element with a coupling element of a tubing hanger disposed within a wellhead; and
lowering the tubular housing and the tubing hanger alignment device at least partially into the wellhead to land the tubular housing in the wellhead, wherein the at least one coupling element of the tubing hanger alignment device couples with the coupling element of the tubing hanger.