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Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2007

Filed:

Sep. 01, 2006
Applicants:

Patrick Fisseler, Missouri City, TX (US);

Tom Palmer, Stafford, TX (US);

James Mather, Richmond, TX (US);

Colin Longfield, Houston, TX (US);

Richard Meehan, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Jean-marc Follini, Houston, TX (US);

Jean-michel Hache, Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Patrick Fisseler, Missouri City, TX (US);

Tom Palmer, Stafford, TX (US);

James Mather, Richmond, TX (US);

Colin Longfield, Houston, TX (US);

Richard Meehan, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Jean-Marc Follini, Houston, TX (US);

Jean-Michel Hache, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A downhole tool positionable in a wellbore for penetrating a subterranean formation includes a housing having at least one protuberance extending therefrom. The protuberance has at least one centralizing section and a protective section. A probe is positioned in the protective section such that the horizontal cross-sectional area of the housing along the protective section is less than the horizontal cross-sectional area of the housing along the at least one centralizing section.


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