ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,875, issued on May 27, was assigned to Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

"Movement joint for tubing string" was invented by Shoaib Murtaza (Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia), Khalaf A. Alotaibi (Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia) and Zaid A. Binhaji (Dammam, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A movement joint includes a first tubular body, a second tubular body, a releasable fastener, and an axial lock. The first tubular body is connected to a tubing disposed in a wellbore, and includes an inner surface defining a first central bore. The second tubular body is disposed within the first central bore, and includes an inner surface definin...