Guiding sleeve for aligning downhole tubulars
AssigneeBaker Hughes, A Ge Company, LLC
InventorsArne Deiters, Matthias Gatzen, Daniel Porzig, Andreas Peter, Michael Gasch
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Abstract
A guiding sleeve for aligning downhole tubulars includes a body having a first end portion, a second end portion and an intermediate portion extending therebetween. The first end portion is receptive of a terminal end of a first tubular and the second end portion includes a guiding feature that promotes axial alignment of the first tubular with a second tubular.
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A guiding sleeve for aligning a first terminal end of a first downhole tubular and a second terminal end of a second downhole tubular, the first downhole tubular supporting a first connector portion and the second downhole tubular supporting a second connector portion, the guiding sleeve comprising:
- a body having a first end portion coupled to the first terminal end of the first downhole tubular, a second end portion and an intermediate portion extending there between, the second end portion including a guiding feature that projects outwardly of the body,
- wherein the first connector portion is arranged within the guiding sleeve and the second connector portion is arranged at the second terminal end of the second downhole tubular, and
- wherein the guiding feature that promotes alignment of the first downhole tubular relative to the second downhole tubular and promotes alignment of the first connector portion with the second connector portion.
A system of tubulars comprising:
- a first tubular including a first terminal end, the first tubular supporting a first connector portion;
- a second tubular including a second terminal end, the second tubular supporting a second connector portion;
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- a guiding sleeve including a body having a first end portion connected to the first terminal end of the first tubular, a second end portion and an intermediate portion extending there between, the first connector portion being arranged within the guiding sleeve, the second end portion of the guiding sleeve including a guiding feature that projects outwardly of the body, the guiding feature promoting alignment of the first tubular relative to the second tubular and promoting alignment of the first connector portion with the second connector portion arranged at the second terminal end of the second tubular.
A method of making-up a system of tubulars, comprising:
- providing a first tubular having a first connector portion;
- providing a second tubular with an inner surface, the second tubular including a second connector portion;
- connecting a guiding sleeve to the first tubular, the guiding sleeve including a body having a first end portion, a second end portion and an intermediate portion extending there between, the first end portion being connected to the first tubular, the second end portion including a guiding feature, the first connector portion being arranged within the guiding sleeve;
- promoting alignment of the first connector portion with the second connector portion by shifting the guiding feature along the inner surface of the second tubular.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.