Customized centralizing housing for downhole tool
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsLizheng Zhang, Yu-Hsing Charles Kuo, Paravastu Badrinarayanan
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Abstract
A system can include an outer housing, a customized housing, and centralizing elements. The outer housing can define an inner diameter. The customized housing can be positioned approximately concentrically within the outer housing. The customized housing can include slots arranged spaced-apart around an outer diameter of the customized housing. Each slot of the plurality of slots can be sized to receive one or more centralizing elements. The centralizing elements can include the one or more centralizing elements. Each centralizing element can be sized to be positioned in a corresponding slot of the slots and to contact the inner diameter of the outer housing while located in the corresponding slot.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- an outer housing of a wellbore tool positionable in a wellbore, the outer housing defining an inner diameter;
- a customized centralizing housing positionable approximately concentrically within the outer housing, the customized centralizing housing comprising a plurality of slots arranged spaced-apart around an outer diameter of the customized centralizing housing, each slot of the plurality of slots sized to receive a different centralizing element of a plurality of centralizing elements;
- the plurality of centralizing elements, wherein each centralizing element of the plurality of centralizing elements is sized to be positioned in a corresponding slot of the plurality of slots and to contact the inner diameter of the outer housing while located in the corresponding slot;
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- a plurality of end caps, wherein each end cap of the plurality of end caps is located at an end of the corresponding slot of the plurality of slots to retain a corresponding centralizing element of the plurality of centralizing elements in the corresponding slot.
A customized centralizing housing comprising:
- an outer diameter positionable concentrically within an outer housing of a wellbore tool that is positionable in a wellbore;
- a plurality of slots arranged spaced-apart around the outer diameter, each slot of the plurality of slots sized to receive a different centralizing element of a plurality of centralizing elements;
- the plurality of centralizing elements, wherein each centralizing element of the plurality of centralizing elements is sized to be positioned in a corresponding slot of the plurality of slots and to contact an inner diameter of the outer housing while located in the corresponding slot;
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- a plurality of end caps, wherein each end cap of the plurality of end caps is located at an end of the corresponding slot of the plurality of slots to retain a corresponding centralizing element of the plurality of centralizing elements in the corresponding slot.
A system comprising:
- an outer housing of a wellbore tool positionable in a wellbore, the outer housing defining an inner diameter;
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- a customized centralizing housing positionable approximately concentrically within the outer housing, the customized centralizing housing comprising:
- a plurality of slots arranged spaced-apart around an outer diameter of the customized centralizing housing, each slot of the plurality of slots sized to receive a different centralizing element of a plurality of centralizing elements;
- the plurality of centralizing elements, wherein each centralizing element of the plurality of centralizing elements is sized to be positioned in a corresponding slot of the plurality of slots and to contact the inner diameter of the outer housing while located in the corresponding slot;
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- a plurality of end caps, wherein each end cap of the plurality of end caps is located at an end of the corresponding slot of the plurality of slots to retain a corresponding centralizing element of the plurality of centralizing elements in the corresponding slot.
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