US Patent Issued to EQUINOR ENERGY AS on Oct. 28 for "Downhole tool, assembly and associated methods" (Norwegian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,871, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to EQUINOR ENERGY AS (Stavanger, Norway).

"Downhole tool, assembly and associated methods" was invented by Torstein Vinge (Trondheim, Norway) and Tommy Ovstebo (Trondheim, Norway).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A downhole tool for installing a tubing hanger in a well without an umbilical includes a body defining a primary flow path; a first connector at a first end of the body for mechanically connecting the tool to a tubing hanger; a second connector at a second end of the body for mechanically connecting the tool to a tubular or tool handling equipment; a locking actuator configured to move from ...