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Mechanical coupling of tubulars

US11428054B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

EQUINOR ENERGY AS · NO

Inventors

Gaute Grindhaug · Stavanger, NO
Erling GRINDHAUG · Harstad, NO
Morten Eidem · Trondheim, NO

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 12, 2020
Grant date	Aug 30, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 12, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE21B19/16
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A tubular for use in the creation or completion of, or production from, an oil and/or gas well. The tubular comprises; an elongate main body; a stab-in connector element located at an end of the main body; and a rotatable connection sleeve disposed coaxially around a first end portion of the main body at or near said end of the main body. The connection sleeve is configured to provide a mechanical coupling between the tubular and another tubular without requiring rotation of the main body, to thereby provide a stab-in connection between the stab-in connector element of the tubular and a complementary stab-in connector element of the other tubular for electrical power and/or data transmission.

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