Loaded Transducer Fpr Downhole Drilling Component

Patent · Tue Jul 05 00:00:00 EDT 2005

OSTI ID:880023

Hall, David R ^[1]; Hall, H Tracy ^[1]; Pixton, David ^[2]; Dahlgren, Scott ^[1]; Sneddon, Cameron ^[1]; Briscoe, Michael ^[2]; Fox, Joe ^[3]

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1. Provo, UT
2. Lehi, UT
3. Spanish Fork, UT

A robust transmission element for transmitting information between downhole tools, such as sections of drill pipe, in the presence of hostile environmental conditions, such as heat, dirt, rocks, mud, fluids, lubricants, and the like. The transmission element maintains reliable connectivity between transmission elements, thereby providing an uninterrupted flow of information between drill string components. A transmission element is mounted within a recess proximate a mating surface of a downhole drilling component, such as a section of drill pipe. To close gaps present between transmission elements, transmission elements may be biased with a "spring force," urging them closer together.

• Research Organization: Novatek Engineering Inc
• DOE Contract Number: FC26-01NT41229
• Assignee: IntelliServ, Inc. (Provo, UT)
• Patent Number(s): US 6,913,093
• Application Number: 10/430734
• OSTI ID: 880023
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English