US 12,467,331 B1
Low torque actuated tubing hanger orientation
Thomas Doran, Kongsberg (NO); Graham Ford, Holmestrand (NO); Alexey Voronezhev, Oslo (NO); Marcel Rozek, Cracow (PL); and Frank Wergeland, Erdal (NO)
Assigned to FMC Kongsberg Subsea AS, Kongsberg (NO)
Filed by FMC Kongsberg Subsea AS, Kongsberg (NO)
Filed on Oct. 4, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/906,791.
Int. Cl. E21B 33/06 (2006.01); E21B 33/04 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 33/04 (2013.01) [E21B 33/06 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tubing hanger orientation assembly for coupling a tubing hanger assembly to a wellhead, the tubing hanger orientation assembly comprising:
an internal joint structure operable to be placed within an internal bore of a blowout preventer (BOP) associated with the wellhead;
a sleeve structure disposed around the internal joint structure;
a rotary actuator that interfaces with the sleeve structure, the rotary actuator operable to drive rotation of the sleeve structure with respect to the internal joint structure;
a coupling component operable to lock the sleeve structure to the internal joint structure such that rotation of the sleeve structure with respect to the internal joint structure is prevented;
a reaction point that interfaces with the BOP for rotation of the internal joint structure with respect to the BOP; and
at least one orientation sensor operable to measure a rotational orientation of the tubing hanger assembly.