Rotational speed reduction in downhole tool assemblies
US11560756B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 10, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B37/00
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A rotary actuator assembly can include a fluid motor with a rotor that displaces with hypocyclic precessional motion within a stator in response to fluid flow through the fluid motor, and a gear reducer section including an input gear that is fixed relative to the rotor and displaces with the hypocyclic precessional motion relative to an output gear. Another rotary actuator assembly can include a fluid motor with a rotor having a central longitudinal axis that rotates about a central longitudinal axis of a stator, and a gear reducer section including an input gear that rotates with the rotor and displaces relative to an output gear, and the input gear having the same central longitudinal axis as the rotor. A well system can include at least two fluid motors, and fluid flow through one fluid motor causes rotation of the other fluid motor in the well.
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