US Patent Issued to KLX ENERGY SERVICES on July 22 for "Extended reach tool for a bottom hole assembly" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,131, issued on July 22, was assigned to KLX ENERGY SERVICES LLC (Houston).

"Extended reach tool for a bottom hole assembly" was invented by Ryan Nyberg (Houston), Robert Stratton (Tomball, Texas) and John D. McClure (Magnolia, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A downhole tool comprises a tool housing defining a flow passage therethrough from a first to a second end thereof. A poppet is axially movable on a poppet mandrel positioned in the tool housing. The poppet mandrel has at least one outlet port defined therein. A pilot valve is rotatable about the poppet mandrel. Rotation of the pilot valve opens and closes the at least one o...