US 12,421,805 B2
Methods and systems for a clutch allowing for one way free rotation of a mandrel
Michael Sepulveda, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to Nesa Energy LLC, Austin, TX (US)
Filed by NESA ENERGY LLC, Austin, TX (US)
Filed on Nov. 12, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/944,165.
Application 18/944,165 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2023/028761, filed on Jul. 27, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/396,709, filed on Aug. 10, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2025/0067126 A1, Feb. 27, 2025
Int. Cl. E21B 17/02 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 17/021 (2013.01) 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A downhole tool comprising:
a housing;
a mandrel configured to rotate in a first direction and a second direction, the mandrel being radially aligned with the housing, wherein the mandrel is configured to rotate in the first direction without rotating the housing, and the mandrel and the housing are configured to simultaneously rotate in the second direction;
a clutch positioned radially between the mandrel and the housing, the housing including keys, wherein an outer diameter associated with the keys is configured to dynamically change, an inner surface of the keys including cutouts that decrease a radial thickness of the keys;
radially expandable elements configured to elongate and compress based on the positioning of the keys, wherein the radially expandable elements elongate when aligned with indicators, an outer surface of the radially expandable elements being configured to be positioned within the cutouts;
wherein a proximal end of the clutch includes a first lip that decreases the radial thickness of the clutch, and a distal end of the clutch includes a second lip that decreases the radial thickness of the clutch;
an upper stabilizer positioned radially over an outer surface of the first lip; and
a lower stabilizer positioned radially over an outer surface of the second lip, the upper stabilizer and the lower stabilizer being configured to limit the radial movement of the clutch.