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Title: Loaded transducer for downhole drilling components

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1175658
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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:
IntelliServ, Inc., Provo, UT (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC26-01NT41229
Assignee:
IntelliServ, Inc. (Provo, UT)
Patent Number(s):
7,002,445
Application Number:
10/908,249
OSTI ID:
1175658
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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