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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2021
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Bastian Sauthoff, Burgdorf, DE;
Alexander Malkov, Hannover, DE;
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A system for covering a sensitive component in a downhole string includes a sub section in the downhole string including a longitudinal axis and a reduced diameter portion along the longitudinal axis. The system also includes a guard element, arranged over the reduced diameter portion. The system further includes a mounting system adapted to axially couple the guard element to the sub section. The mounting system includes a pocket in one of the sub section and the guard element, the pocket including a shoulder. The mounting system also includes a threaded bore in the other of the sub section and the guard element, the threaded bore oriented at least partially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the sub section. The mounting system further includes a fastener engaging the threaded bore through the pocket and axially coupling the guard element to the sub section.