Depth activated downhole adjustable bend assemblies
AssigneeNational Oilwell Varco, L.P.
InventorsJeffery Ronald Clausen, Nicholas Ryan Marchand
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AssigneeNational Oilwell Varco, L.P.
InventorsJeffery Ronald Clausen, Nicholas Ryan Marchand
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A downhole mud motor includes a driveshaft rotatably disposed in a driveshaft housing, a bearing mandrel coupled to the driveshaft, wherein the bend adjustment assembly includes a first configuration that provides a first deflection angle between the driveshaft housing and the bearing mandrel, wherein the bend adjustment assembly includes a second configuration that provides a second deflection angle between the driveshaft housing and the bearing mandrel, and a locking assembly including a locked configuration configured to lock the bend adjustment assembly into one of the first configuration and the second configuration until the downhole mud motor has at least one of reached a predefined depth in the wellbore, and a mud weight has reached a predefined mud weight threshold at a given depth, in response to which the locking assembly is configured to actuate from the locked configuration to an unlocked configuration.
A downhole mud motor positionable in a wellbore, comprising:
A downhole mud motor positionable in a wellbore, comprising:
A downhole mud motor positionable in a wellbore, comprising:
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