US 11,867,021 B2
Off-bottom cementing pod
Julio C. Guzman, Dhahran (SA)
Assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Apr. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/730,559.
Prior Publication US 2023/0349260 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. E21B 33/14 (2006.01); E21B 34/06 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 33/14 (2013.01) [E21B 34/063 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
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.