Centralizer for downhole probes
US10006257B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 6, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B47/18
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An assembly for use in subsurface drilling includes a downhole probe supported by a centralizer. The centralizer comprises a tubular member that extends around the downhole probe. A wall of the centralizer is fluted to provide inward contact points that support the downhole probe and outward contact points that bear against a bore wall of a section of drill string. The downhole probe may be supported for substantially its entire length.
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