System and method for manufacturing downhole tool components
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsAlston Jun Ngai Wong, Jia Ming Kew, Doren Hui Ping Ho, Guan Yee Chan
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Abstract
A method is provided for manufacturing a segment of a drill string, such as a tubular tool, from a plurality of layers. The method includes arranging a plurality of layers based on a selected length of the segment. Each of the plurality of layers includes an aperture that is received over an alignment feature that restricts movement of the plurality of layers to two or fewer degrees of freedom. A joining process is performed to join the plurality of layers, which may include at least one replacement layer.
Claims8
A system for assembling a segment of a drill string, the system comprising:
- a plurality of unfused physical layers including an aperture formed therein, the plurality of unfused physical layers manufactured based on a plurality of planned layers, the plurality of planned layers determined by slicing a virtual three-dimensional tubular structure into the plurality of planned layers;
- an alignment feature having the plurality of unfused physical layers inserted over the alignment feature to align the aperture formed therein from the plurality of unfused physical layers, and
- wherein the plurality of unfused physical layers are fused to form the segment, the aperture of each of the plurality of unfused physical layers together forming a common bore.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.