Conduit Tube Assembly and Manufacturing Method for Subterranean Use
First Claim
1. A modular assembly for support of an elongated data communication device from a tubular string supporting a bottom hole assembly, comprising:
- at least two tubular housings having opposed ends and adapted to be supported by the tubular string;
at least one transport conduit mounted to each said tubular housings and extending the substantial length thereof with conduit ends terminating adjacent said opposed ends of said tubular housing to which said transport conduit is mounted;
said ends of said tubular housings comprising end connections to allow said tubular housings to connect to each other such that a data communication device can be extended through said transport conduits on said tubular housings.
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Abstract
A support system for fiber optic cable adjacent a bottom hole assembly is fabricated from flat sheet that has a capillary tube attached with the assembly spirally wound into a tube shape and the spiral seal being welded. Male and female end connections that comprise timed threads are then oriented at each tube end with respect to where the capillary tube terminates so that there will be a reduced or no misalignment of fiber optic cable ends when timed threads are fully made up. A predetermined tightening torque range also allows some fine tuning of the desired alignment to reduce any offset of fiber optic cable ends. The capillary can run inside or outside the assembled tube shape.
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21 Claims
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1. A modular assembly for support of an elongated data communication device from a tubular string supporting a bottom hole assembly, comprising:
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at least two tubular housings having opposed ends and adapted to be supported by the tubular string; at least one transport conduit mounted to each said tubular housings and extending the substantial length thereof with conduit ends terminating adjacent said opposed ends of said tubular housing to which said transport conduit is mounted; said ends of said tubular housings comprising end connections to allow said tubular housings to connect to each other such that a data communication device can be extended through said transport conduits on said tubular housings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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16. The assembly of claim 16, wherein:
said at least one exterior projection comprises a pair of substantially parallel projections that span over said end connections that join adjacent tubular housings.
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