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Tandem seal adapter for use with a wellbore tool, and wellbore tool string including a tandem seal adapter

US11542792B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 31, 2020
Grant dateJan 3, 2023
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Expiry dateAug 31, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF42D1/043
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A tandem seal adapter (TSA) for use with a wellbore tool may include a TSA body including a first end and a second end opposite the first end in an axial direction, a bore extending through the TSA body from the first end to the second end, an electrical contact assembly provided within the bore, the electrical contact assembly being configured to provide electrical connectivity through the bore. The electrical contact assembly may include a bulkhead provided within the bore. An axial position of a maximum outer diameter of the TSA body may overlap with the bulkhead in the axial direction. A portion of the bore overlapping in the axial direction with an entirety of the TSA body having an outer diameter equal to the maximum outer diameter may have a constant bore diameter.

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