Mark J. Clarkson - Houston TX, US Pralay Das - Sugar Land TX, US Al Jerabek - Houston TX, US Hector R. Guzman - Spring TX, US
Assignee:
Smith International Inc. - Houston TX
International Classification:
E21B 17/02 E21B 47/16 E21B 7/06
US Classification:
166 651, 166380, 175 73, 175320
Abstract:
A downhole tool includes a slip ring assembly deployed radially between a shaft and a housing. The slip ring assembly may be configured as a stand-alone assembly and is further configured to provide a plurality of distinct electrical communication channels between the shaft and housing. These communication channels are suitable for transmitting electrical power and/or electronic data. Electrical connection is made between the housing and the slip ring assembly via a connector block that is fastened to a plurality of stator rings in the slip ring assembly. The connector block extends radially outward from the stator rings and physically engages an opening in the housing thereby rotationally coupling the stator rings to the housing.
The couple said they stayed home Thursday night because authorities never told them to evacuate. Los Angeles Police Department spokesman Hector Guzman confirmed Saturday that Reels house in the 11000 block of Eddleston Drive was just outside the evacuation zone and so there was no order to leave.