US 12,031,387 B2
Extractable cylindrical housing for data transmission
Joe Fox, Spanish Fork, UT (US)
Filed by Joe Fox, Spanish Fork, UT (US)
Filed on Oct. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/960,191.
Prior Publication US 2023/0031066 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. E21B 17/04 (2006.01); E21B 17/02 (2006.01); E21B 47/13 (2012.01)
CPC E21B 17/04 (2013.01) [E21B 17/028 (2013.01); E21B 47/13 (2020.05)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A telemetry tool joint, comprising:
an axial bore;
an axial bore wall comprising an annular groove formed within its bore wall;
a split spring ring comprising a gap is housed within the annular groove and protruding into the axial bore;
a cylindrical housing comprising an outside side wall spaced apart from and an inside side wall joining top and bottom surfaces;
the cylindrical housing is mounted onto the split spring ring within the axial bore, wherein the cylindrical housing comprises at least one anti-rotation lock and at least one extractor housing, and the extractor housing further comprises a sacrificial cover.