Orientable weight bar for a downhole tool and method of using same

A downhole tool, comprising:

• at least one downhole component;
• and
• an orientable weight bar operatively connectable to the at least one downhole component, the orientable weight bar comprising:
• a weight housing fixedly connectable to the downhole tool;
• an eccentric weight positioned in the weight housing, the eccentric weight having an offset mass along a radial portion thereof, the eccentric weight rotationally and gravitationally movable within the weight housing to allow the offset mass to move to a weighted position within the weight housing;
• a weight lock operatively connectable between the eccentric weight and the weight housing to secure the offset mass in the weighted position within the weight housing whereby, as the downhole tool advances through a wellbore, the eccentric weight gravitationally urges a portion of the downhole tool toward a bottom of the wellbore;
• a weight bar barrel;
• and
• end caps;
• wherein the end caps are at each end of the weight bar barrel;
• wherein the eccentric weight comprises a pair of mated hemispheric weight portions;
• wherein the weight bar barrel is positionable between the mated hemispheric weight portions and the weight housing;
• and
• wherein the end caps comprise an uphole end cap supported in an uphole connector and a downhole end cap supported in a downhole connector, the uphole connector at an uphole end of the weight housing and the downhole connector at a downhole end of the weight housing.

A method of orienting a downhole tool, comprising:

• connecting an orientable weight bar to the downhole tool, the orientable weight bar comprising a weight housing, an eccentric weight, a weight bar barrel, and end caps;
• wherein the end caps are at each end of the weight bar barrel;
• wherein the eccentric weight comprises a pair of mated hemispheric weight portions;
• wherein the weight bar barrel is positionable between the mated hemispheric weight portions and the weight housing;
• and
• wherein the end caps comprise an uphole end cap supported in an uphole connector and a downhole end cap supported in a downhole connector, the uphole connector at an uphole end of the weight housing and the downhole connector at a downhole end of the weight housing;
• manipulating the downhole tool with the orientable weight bar by:
• positioning in the eccentric weight in a weighted position within the weight housing by allowing the eccentric weight to gravitationally move within the weight housing;
• locking the eccentric weight in the weighted position;
• and
• advancing the downhole tool through a wellbore with the eccentric weight in the weighted position.