Systems and methods of a sample bottle assembly

A method of assembling a sample bottle drill collar section comprising:

• telescoping a sample bottle within a bore of a protective sleeve, thus creating a bottle assembly;
• and then
• inserting the bottle assembly within a pocket of the sample bottle drill collar section, the pocket accessible through an aperture of an outer surface of the sample bottle drill collar section;
• attaching a first end-clamp within a first recess disposed at an upper end of the pocket, the first end-clamp at least partially retains the bottle assembly in the pocket, and an axial length of the first end-clamp less than one-quarter of an axial length of the bottle assembly;
• and
• attaching a second end-clamp within a second recess disposed at the lower end of the pocket, the second end-clamp at least partially retains the bottle assembly in the pocket, and an axial length of the second end-clamp less than one-quarter of the axial length of the bottle assembly.

An apparatus comprising:

• a first drill collar section comprising:
• a first outer surface;
• a pocket accessible through an aperture in the first outer surface, the pocket defines a first side wall and a second side wall;
• a bottle assembly disposed within the pocket;
• a first end-clamp coupled within a first recess disposed at an upper end of the pocket, the first end-clamp at least partially retains the bottle assembly in the pocket;
• a second end-clamp coupled within a second recess disposed at the lower end of the pocket, the second end-clamp at least partially retains the bottle assembly in the pocket;
• and
• an adhesive within the pocket, the adhesive abuts the first and second side walls, and the adhesive couples to the bottle assembly.

A method of assembling a sample bottle drill collar section comprising:

• inserting a bottle assembly within a pocket of the sample bottle drill collar section, the pocket accessible through an aperture of an outer surface of the sample bottle drill collar section;
• applying an adhesive adjacent the bottle assembly within the pocket such that the adhesive couples to the bottle assembly and the adhesive abuts side walls defined by the pocket;
• and then
• allowing the adhesive to at least partially cure;
• attaching a first end-clamp within a first recess disposed at an upper end of the pocket, the first end-clamp at least partially retains the bottle assembly in the pocket, and an axial length of the first end-clamp less than one-quarter of an axial length of the bottle assembly;
• and
• attaching a second end-clamp within a second recess disposed at the lower end of the pocket, the second end-clamp at least partially retains the bottle assembly in the pocket, and an axial length of the second end-clamp less than one-quarter of the axial length of the bottle assembly.