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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2006
Lawrence Lee, Manvel, TX (US);
Robert Ian Robson, Cheltenham, GB;
Olivier Sindt, Cheltenham, GB;
Michael Shepherd, Stroud, GB;
Norman Ward, Gloucester, GB;
Lawrence Lee, Manvel, TX (US);
Robert Ian Robson, Cheltenham, GB;
Olivier Sindt, Cheltenham, GB;
Michael Shepherd, Stroud, GB;
Norman Ward, Gloucester, GB;
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abstract
A skinned rotoror skinned statorof a progressive cavity apparatus is described. A rotorcan be skinned by threading a sleevewith a profiled helical outerand profiled helical innersurface onto a corewith a profiled helical outer surface. A rotor () can also be skinned by inserting a non-helical core () into a non-helical longitudinal bore () of a sleeve () with a profiled helical outer surface (). A statorcan be skinned by threading a tubular linerwith profiled helical innerand profiled helical outersurfaces into a profiled helical boreof a tube. A stator () can also be skinned by inserting a tubular liner () with a non-helical outer surface () into a non-helical bore () of a tube ().