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US 2009/0014166 A1Published application
Shock absorption for a logging instrument
AssigneeBaker Hughes Incorporated
InventorJohn Cheeseborough
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Abstract
A logging instrument including an instrument housing; an instrument assembly; and shock absorbing material disposed between the instrument housing and the instrument assembly to provide for absorbing shock to the instrument assembly.
Claims16
A downhole instrument comprising:
- housing;
- an instrument assembly;
- and
- shock absorbing material removably disposed between the housing and the instrument assembly for substantially an entire length of the instrument assembly.
1 more element
A method for producing a downhole instrument with shock protection for an instrument assembly, the downhole instrument comprising a housing, the method comprising:
- removable placing a shock absorbing material about at least one of the instrument assembly and an interior of the housing for substantially an entire length of the instrument assembly;
- and
- inserting the instrument assembly into the housing, wherein the shock absorbing material is disposed between the instrument assembly and the housing.
A downhole instrument comprising:
- a housing;
- an instrument assembly;
- and
- a material removably disposed between the housing and the instrument assembly for substantially an entire length of the instrument assembly, wherein the material at least one of compresses and stretches to reduce acceleration of the instrument assembly.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.