US 12,241,324 B1
Wedge pin for downhole tool
Brian Breaux, Houston, TX (US); Mark Solly, Spring, TX (US); and James Howell Cobb, Cypress, TX (US)
Assigned to HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC., Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Aug. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/454,924.
Int. Cl. E21B 23/01 (2006.01); E21B 47/017 (2012.01)
CPC E21B 23/01 (2013.01) [E21B 47/017 (2020.05)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
an internal component positionable in a downhole tool usable in a wellbore, the internal component comprising an axial shoulder and an angled seating surface;
an outer component positionable in the downhole tool, the outer component comprising (i) an opening sized to receive a preload cap, and (ii) a flange positionable to contact the axial shoulder; and
a wedge pin positionable in the opening and abutting the angled seating surface to apply a preload to the internal component and the outer component in response to the preload cap being positioned in the opening, wherein the preload cap comprises a seating compartment that includes a first tapered region that is positionable to follow a path of a second tapered region of the wedge pin, and wherein the preload cap is installable in the downhole tool to cause the seating compartment to apply a preload force to the wedge pin.