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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2022
Applicant:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventors:
Srinand Karuppoor, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abbigail Ullrich, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/52 (2006.01); F16J 3/04 (2006.01); E21B 33/10 (2006.01); E21B 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/10 (2013.01); E21B 17/02 (2013.01); F16J 3/047 (2013.01); F16J 15/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bellows assembly for a downhole tool includes a first seal ring, a second seal ring, and a bellows positioned at least partially between the first and second seal rings. The first seal ring, the second seal ring, and the bellows are integral with one another such that the bellows assembly is monolithic. The bellows is configured to expand and retract. The bellows is annular and has a diameter that varies over a length of the bellows. A material composition of the bellows varies over the length of the bellows.