CPC E21B 33/14 (2013.01) [E21B 34/063 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A cementing pod, comprising:
a cylindrical housing with a first end and a second end to enclose a portion of a tubular joint;
a throughbore surrounding the tubular joint and disposed through the cylindrical housing in a first axial direction from the first end to the second end;
a plurality of openings disposed through the cylindrical housing into the throughbore in a second axial direction; and
a solid fill disposed at the second end of the cylindrical housing,
wherein a plurality of metal plates are disposed around the throughbore,
wherein each of the plurality of metal plates is circular and has a central aperture through which the throughbore and the tubular joint extends, and
wherein the central aperture separates each of the plurality of metal plates from the tubular joint.
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