Non-rotating drill pipe protector tool having multiple types of hydraulic bearings

A non-rotating drill pipe protector comprising a collar for attachment to a drill pipe and a sleeve positioned around the collar wherein drilling fluid passing between flexible bearing surfaces between the collar and the sleeve which generate hydrodynamic fluid bearings in both an axial and thrust d...

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Hauptverfasser: Sarah Banks, Norman Bruce Moore
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Zusammenfassung:A non-rotating drill pipe protector comprising a collar for attachment to a drill pipe and a sleeve positioned around the collar wherein drilling fluid passing between flexible bearing surfaces between the collar and the sleeve which generate hydrodynamic fluid bearings in both an axial and thrust direction of the drill pipe.