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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2012
Applicant:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventors:
Steven G. Villareal, Houston, TX (US);
Julian Pop, Houston, TX (US);
Kent David Harms, Richmond, TX (US);
Jeremy Murphy, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Albert Hoefel, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Thomas W. Palmer, II, Stafford, TX (US);
Assignee:
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 49/10 (2006.01); E21B 17/02 (2006.01); E21B 49/08 (2006.01); E21B 47/12 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/02 (2013.01); E21B 49/08 (2013.01); E21B 49/10 (2013.01); E21B 17/028 (2013.01); E21B 47/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drilling system includes a first section of a drilling tool having a collar configured to hold internal components of the first section. The drilling system also includes a second section of the drilling tool configured to be coupled with the first section in a specific orientation relative to the first section. The second section is interchangeable with at least one different section.