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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2011
Christopher W. Guidry, Spring, TX (US);
William A. Hered, Houston, TX (US);
Christopher W. Guidry, Spring, TX (US);
William A. Hered, Houston, TX (US);
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A damping assembly including a damping device including a body, a piston assembly having a piston rod disposed within the body, a biasing member biasing the piston rod to a position within the body, and a damping block connected to and movable with the piston rod; and, a connector associated with a downhole tool and connectable to the damping device; and wherein the damping device reduces effects of shocks experienced by the downhole tool via the damping block. Also included is a method of reducing impact of shocks on a downhole tool during tripping.