US 12,078,022 B2
Tubing hanger orientation assembly
Jacob Books, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to ONESUBSEA IP UK LIMITED, London (GB)
Appl. No. 17/904,845
Filed by ONESUBSEA IP UK LIMITED, London (GB)
PCT Filed Feb. 26, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/019799
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 23, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/173918, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 2, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/982,283, filed on Feb. 27, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0112502 A1, Apr. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. E21B 33/04 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 33/04 (2013.01) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tubing hanger orientation assembly, comprising:
an annular structure having a plurality of engagement surfaces, wherein the plurality of engagement surfaces comprises:
a first set of engagement surfaces configured to guide an engagement protrusion from a first end portion of the annular structure to a second end portion of the annular structure in response to longitudinal movement of the annular structure relative to the engagement protrusion in a first direction, wherein the first end portion extends about a substantial portion of a circumferential extent of the annular structure, and a circumferential extent of the second end portion is less than a circumferential extent of the first end portion; and
a second set of engagement surfaces configured to guide the engagement protrusion from the second end portion of the annular structure to a third end portion of the annular structure in response to longitudinal movement of the annular structure relative to the engagement protrusion in a second direction, opposite the first direction, wherein the third end portion extends between a first side of the first end portion and a second side of the first end portion along a circumferential axis of the annular structure, and a circumferential extent of the third end portion is substantially equal to a circumferential extent of the engagement protrusion;
wherein each engagement surface of the plurality of engagement surfaces is configured to drive the annular structure to rotate relative to the engagement protrusion in response to contact with the engagement protrusion and longitudinal movement of the annular structure relative to the engagement protrusion;
wherein the second end portion comprises a plurality of recesses, and each engagement surface of the first set of engagement surfaces is configured to guide the engagement protrusion to a respective recess of the plurality of recesses in response to longitudinal movement of the annular structure relative to the engagement protrusion in the first direction.