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US 2026/0063012 A1Published application
Adjustable spool
AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorsBrandon Ermis, Wilmer Palomino, Christina Nguyen
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Abstract
A device includes a spacer pipe, a box including first and second ends and an internal passage, and a pin including an annular outer shoulder. The first end of the box is connected to the spacer pipe, and the second end of the box is configured to receive a first end of the pin in an adjustable configuration. The device also includes a lock down ring configured to secure the first end of the pin received in the second end of the box.
Claims19
A device, comprising:
- a spacer pipe;
- a box comprising:
- a first end;
- a second end;
- and an internal passage;
- a pin comprising an annular outer shoulder,
- wherein the first end of the box is connected to the spacer pipe, and
- wherein the second end of the box is configured to receive a first end of the pin in an adjustable configuration;
- and
- a lock down ring configured to secure the first end of the pin received in the second end of the box.
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A device, comprising:
- a box comprising:
- a female end portion;
- an outer diameter at the female end portion;
- an inner diameter at the female end portion;
- and
- an internal passage corresponding with the inner diameter;
- a pin comprising:
- a male end portion;
- a first outer diameter at the male end portion;
- and
- a second outer diameter distanced away from the first outer diameter,
- wherein the second outer diameter is larger than the first outer diameter,
- wherein the first outer diameter at the male end portion of the pin is smaller than the inner diameter at the female end portion of the box,
- wherein the female end portion of the box is configured to receive the male end portion of the pin along the internal passage in an adjustable configuration;
- and
- a lock down ring configured to secure the male end portion of the pin received in the female end portion of the box.
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A method, comprising:
- inserting a male end portion of a pin into a female end portion of a box in an adjustable configuration,
- wherein the box comprises an internal passage,
- wherein the pin comprises an annular outer shoulder distanced away from the male end portion, and
- wherein the adjustable configuration comprises a configuration in which the female end portion of the box abuts against the annular outer shoulder of the pin, creating a space within the internal passage of the box that is delineated by the male end portion of the pin;
- and
- securing the male end portion of the pin within the internal passage of the box with a lock down ring.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.