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US 2026/0201781 A1Published application
Alignment sub with clamp lock mechanism
AssigneeDynaEnergetics Europe GmbH
InventorsStefan VOLBERG, Benedikt FARTMANN
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Abstract
An alignment sub (100) includes first and second sections (200, 300) that are rotatably coupled to one another. The first and second sections are configured to respectively couple to a first wellbore tool (20) and a second wellbore tool (30). The alignment sub further includes a clamp (400) configured to selectively, rotationally lock the first and second sections to one another.
Claims20
An alignment sub, comprising:
- a first section having a first end portion configured to couple to a first wellbore tool, and a second end portion;
- a second section having a first end portion configured to couple to a second wellbore tool, and a second end portion defining a cavity therein configured for receipt of the second end portion of the first section, wherein the first section and the second section are configured to rotatably couple to one another;
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- a clamp configured to selectively lock the first and second sections to one another to prevent rotation of the first and second sections relative to one another.
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An alignment sub for aligning a first wellbore tool with a second wellbore tool, the alignment sub comprising;
- a first body portion having a first end portion configured to couple to a first wellbore tool, and a second end portion having a threaded outer surface;
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- a second body portion having a first end portion configured to couple to a second wellbore tool, and a second end portion defining a cavity therein configured for receipt of the second end portion of the first body portion, the second end portion of the second body portion having a threaded inner surface configured to threadedly couple to the threaded outer surface of the second end portion of the first body portion, wherein the second body portion includes a clamp configured to selectively lock the first and second body portions to one another to prevent rotation of the first and second body portions relative to one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.