Inner barrel crimping connection for a coring tool

A method for coupling coring inner barrel sections, comprising:

• inserting an end of a first coring inner barrel into a first end of a crimp ring;
• inserting an end of a second coring inner barrel into a second end of the crimp ring, the end of the first coring inner barrel and the end of the second coring inner barrel spaced apart by a gap;
• and
• compressing the first and second ends of the crimp ring to mechanically couple the crimp ring to the end of the first coring inner barrel and the end of the second coring inner barrel.

A coring system, comprising:

• a core bit;
• a coring outer barrel coupled to the core bit;
• a coring inner barrel assembly inserted into the coring outer barrel, the coring inner barrel assembly including:
• a first coring inner barrel;
• a second coring inner barrel, an end of the first coring inner barrel and an end of the second coring inner barrel spaced apart by a gap;
• and
• a crimp ring is placed over the gap to overlap the end of the first coring inner barrel and the end of the second coring inner barrel and compressed to mechanically couple the first coring inner barrel with the second coring inner barrel.