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US 2014/0151130 A1Published application
Pipe joint having coupled adapter
AssigneeIntelliServ, Inc.
InventorAshers Partouche
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Abstract
An adapter for a wired drill pipe joint includes an annular adapter having a first end and a second end, an annular recess extending partially into the first end of the adapter and an element of a communication coupler disposed at least partially within the annular recess, wherein the second end of the adapter is configured to be coupled to an end portion of the wired drill pipe joint.
Claims26
An adapter for a wired drill pipe joint, comprising:
- an annular adapter having a first end and a second end;
- an annular recess extending partially into the first end of the adapter;
- and
- an element of a communication coupler disposed at least partially within the annular recess;
- wherein the second end of the adapter is configured to be coupled to an end portion of the wired drill pipe joint.
2 more elements
A method for forming a wired drill pipe joint, comprising:
- coupling an annular adapter to an end portion of a wired drill pipe joint;
- and
- disposing an element of a communication coupler within an annular recess of the adapter;
- wherein coupling the adapter to an end portion of the wired drill pipe joint forms an annular shoulder on an end portion of the wired drill pipe joint.
1 more element
A wired drill pipe joint, comprising:
- a tubular member having a pin end portion and a box end portion, wherein the tubular member comprises a first material;
- and
- an annular adapter coupled to an end portion of the tubular member, wherein the adapter comprises a second material that has material properties that differ from the material properties of the tubular member in at least one respect selected from the group consisting of hardness, compressive strength and ductility.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.