US 12,404,764 B2
Completion nipple identifier tool
Hamed M. Nafa, Dhahran (SA); Hussain S. Hunidi, Dhahran (SA); and Majid D. Al-Hajjaji, Dhahran (SA)
Assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Jul. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/351,055.
Prior Publication US 2025/0020053 A1, Jan. 16, 2025
Int. Cl. E21B 47/098 (2012.01)
CPC E21B 47/098 (2020.05) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tubing nipple impression device for use within downhole tubing, the device comprising:
a driver body that extends in an axial direction along a vertical axis of the downhole tubing, the driver body comprising a nose portion, a first driver arm, and a second driver arm;
a stopping disk that abuts against the first driver arm and the second driver arm of the driver body;
a shear pin that attaches the driver body to the stopping disk;
a first impression arm fixed to the stopping disk that is configured to form a first impression complimentary to a first portion of a tubing nipple when the first impression arm abuts against the tubing nipple;
a second impression arm fixed to the stopping disk that is configured to form a second impression complimentary to a second portion of the tubing nipple when the second impression arm abuts against the tubing nipple;
an upper radial spring that connects the first impression arm to the second impression arm; and
a lower radial spring that connects the first impression arm to the second impression arm,
wherein the nose portion of the driver body is configured to actuate the first impression arm and the second impression arm towards the tubing nipple to create an impression of the tubing nipple.