US 12,252,978 B2
Telescopic gauge cutter
Abdullah T. Alsulaim, Dammam (SA); Fahad M. Al-Ajmi, Dhahran (SA); and Saad Hamid, Abqaiq (SA)
Assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Apr. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/301,349.
Prior Publication US 2024/0344445 A1, Oct. 17, 2024
Int. Cl. E21B 47/00 (2012.01); E21B 37/02 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 47/006 (2020.05) [E21B 37/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for deployment in a conduit of a tubular having an obstruction, the apparatus comprising:
a first cylindrical rod connected to a deployment device configured to deploy the first cylindrical rod into the conduit of the tubular;
a second cylindrical rod connected to the first cylindrical rod, wherein the second cylindrical rod has a diameter larger than a diameter of the first cylindrical rod; and
an outer sleeve movable between a first position and a second position, wherein the first position comprises the outer sleeve concentrically disposed around the second cylindrical rod and the second position comprises the outer sleeve concentrically disposed around the first cylindrical rod after an interaction between the outer sleeve and the obstruction, the outer sleeve comprising a plurality of panels connected to one another by a plurality of stretchable elements.