Abstract
Known in the art are covers or shields for components in downhole tools that require no or very few screws. The components are located in recesses in a body of the downhole tool that can be covered with sliding lids. The sliding lids and the housed component are held within the recess by a retaining system with minimal fasteners. This has several advantages, namely the system becomes less complex due to the reduced number of fasteners, few or no threaded holes are needed in the downhole string body (e.g. a drill string body), and the acoustic signature, in case of an acoustic formation evaluation tool, is simplified resulting in fewer acoustic reflections.
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Recommended Citation
Baker Hughes Company, "Hatch cover without threads in downhole string body", Technical Disclosure Commons, (March 17, 2025)
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