Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Self-orienting crossover tool
- Patent Title (中): 自取向交叉工具
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Application No.: US12862833Application Date: 2010-08-25
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Publication No.: US08695709B2Publication Date: 2014-04-15
- Inventor: Patrick J. Zimmerman , John Broussard , Christopher Hall
- Applicant: Patrick J. Zimmerman , John Broussard , Christopher Hall
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Weatherford/Lamb, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Weatherford/Lamb, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Wong, Cabello, Lutsch, Rutherford & Brucculeri LLP
- Main IPC: E21B34/00
- IPC: E21B34/00

Abstract:
A crossover tool has an internal sleeve rotatably positioned within an external sleeve, and each of the sleeves has ports alignable with ports on the other sleeve. After deploying the crossover tool downhole and diverting fluid flow below the tool, fluid flow communicated into the internal sleeve tends to rotate it relative to the external sleeve until the ports are substantially aligned so that wear to the components is substantially reduced. The ports themselves may facilitate the rotation and alignment. For example, ports on the internal sleeve may produce tangentially exiting fluid flow. Alternatively, an additional outlet may be defined in the internal sleeve and eccentrically located to its rotation axis. Furthermore, an internal sleeve or insert may partially block fluid flow through the ports to allow greater fluid flow through the additional outlet to enhance rotation of the internal sleeve.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120048562A1 Self-Orienting Crossover Tool Public/Granted day:2012-03-01
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