US 12,241,328 B1
Autocentric self-aligning tubing hanger deployment tool
Ahmad Atef Hashmi, Abqaiq (SA)
Assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Aug. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/457,753.
Int. Cl. E21B 3/04 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 3/04 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A well system, comprising:
a platform providing a deck;
a rotary table mounted to the deck and defining a central opening through which tubulars are extendable from the platform and into a wellbore;
a tubular deployment tool mounted to the rotary table and operable to center the tubulars within the central opening, the tubular deployment tool comprising:
a guide support mounted to the rotary table;
one or more actuatable arms pivotably coupled to the guide support; and
one or more guides rotatably mounted to each actuatable arm to apply a radial load against the tubulars extended through the central opening; and
an actuation system to pivot the one or more actuatable arms toward and away from the tubulars.