US 12,247,444 B2
Torsional damping and flexible components in downhole systems and methods
Sarah Slavens, Houston, TX (US); Scott Woolston, Spanish Fork, UT (US); Denis Li, Sugar Land, TX (US); Ebenezer Sola Oluwadare, Sugar Land, TX (US); and Kien Hoe Tang, Calgary (CA)
Assigned to SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Sugar Land, TX (US)
Filed by Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/360,448.
Prior Publication US 2025/0034956 A1, Jan. 30, 2025
Int. Cl. E21B 17/07 (2006.01); E21B 17/042 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 17/07 (2013.01) [E21B 17/042 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A flexible downhole component, comprising:
an upper connection for connecting the flexible downhole component to a first downhole tool;
a lower connection for connecting the flexible downhole component to a second downhole tool;
a flexible body disposed between the upper connection and the lower connection;
an upper damping component configured to damp torsional oscillations;
a lower damping component configured to damp torsional oscillations; and
wherein a downhole assembly length of a downhole assembly including the flexible downhole component is no greater than 20 feet.