James M Burks

US Patent:

20150285055, Oct 8, 2015

Filed:

Apr 3, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/244655

Inventors:

- Houston TX, US
James Edgar Standefer - Round Rock TX, US
James Brent Welch - Austin TX, US
James M. Burks - Liberty Hill TX, US

Assignee:

National Oilwell Varco, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

E21B 47/00

Abstract:

An instrumented shell for sensing drilling parameters of a drilling assembly positionable at a wellsite is provided. The drilling assembly includes a top drive assembly and a downhole tool. The instrumented shell includes a shell body, instruments and an interconnector. The shell body is positionable about the top drive assembly, and has pockets extending therein and a cover positionable about the shell body. The instruments include sensors, and are removably disposable in the pocket and sealable therein with the at least one cover. The interconnector includes a top drive connector removably connectable to the top drive assembly and a shell connector removably connectable to the shell body with a cable therebetween to pass signals therebetween whereby drilling parameters of the downhole tool may be directly collected.

Address:

675 Cole Dr, Liberty Hill, TX 78642

Phone:

5127786826

VIN:

1GCHK33D27F136134

Make:

CHEVROLET

Model:

SILVERADO 3500 CLASSIC

Year:

2007