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Flexible tool housing

US10151154B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. · US

Inventors

Luis Quintana · Jette, BE
Alexis Chris Van Lysebeth · Brussels, BE
Olivier Roche · Paris, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 8, 2014
Grant date	Dec 11, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 8, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE21B17/00
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A flexible reamer housing includes a tubular central portion including a tool bay with an aperture to allow a reamer cutter arm within the tool bay to move radially outward through the aperture, and tubular first and second auxiliary portions arranged toward opposite ends of the central portion. The first and second auxiliary portions each include a first stiffness that is less than a second stiffness of the central portion.

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