Telemetry systems for tubulars

Abstract

A device for securing a telemetry segment in a drill pipe includes a pair of diametrically opposed arcuate arms for outwardly engaging an interior wall of the drill pipe, the diametrically opposed arcuate arms being interconnected to one another by a radially inwardly projecting lobe section for capturing the telemetry segment between the lobe section and the interior wall of the drill pipe.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A device for securing a telemetry segment in a drill pipe, comprising:
 a pair of arcuate arms for outwardly engaging an interior wall of the drill pipe, interconnected by a radially inwardly projecting lobe section for capturing the telemetry segment between the lobe section and the interior wall of the drill pipe.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising a spring element for biasing the arcuate arms into outward engagement with the interior wall of the drill pipe, wherein the arcuate arms interconnected by the lobe section are moveable against the biasing of the spring element to a compressed position for installation within a drill pipe. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein the spring element is positioned between an end of each of the arcuate arms. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the spring element includes at least a portion of one or more of the arcuate arms and/or the lobe section. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein the spring member provides a spring force sufficient to cause frictional engagement greater than a predetermined force exerted by a fluid flow through the drill pipe when the device is outwardly engaged to the interior wall of a drill pipe. 
     
     
         6 . A drill pipe assembly, comprising:
 an elongated drill pipe having an interior bore defined by an interior wall;   a telemetry segment for installation within the interior bore of the drill pipe; and   a device for securing the telemetry segment in the drill pipe, comprising a pair of diametrically opposed arcuate arms for outwardly engaging an interior wall of the drill pipe, the diametrically opposed arcuate arms being interconnected to one another by a radially inwardly projecting lobe section for capturing the telemetry segment between the lobe section and the interior wall of the drill pipe.   
     
     
         7 . The assembly of  claim 6 , further comprising a spring element for biasing the arcuate arms into outward engagement with the interior wall of the drill pipe, wherein the arcuate arms interconnected by the lobe section are moveable against the biasing of the spring element to a compressed position for installation within a drill pipe. 
     
     
         8 . A method for clamping a telemetry segment in a drill pipe, comprising:
 providing a first drill pipe;   positioning a first telemetry segment inside the first drill pipe; and   clamping the first telemetry segment adjacent to an interior wall of the first drill pipe.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising connecting a second telemetry segment to an upper end of the first telemetry segment. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising positioning a second drill pipe over the second telemetry segment and connecting the second drill pipe to an upper end of the first drill pipe. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising clamping the second telemetry segment adjacent to an interior wall of the second drill pipe. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein clamping includes installing a first clamp in the first drill pipe proximate to an upper end of the first drill pipe, wherein the first clamp includes a section for accommodating the first telemetry segment. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein installing a first clamp in the first drill pipe includes moving the first clamp from a normally expanded position to a compressed position. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein installing a first clamp in the first drill pipe further includes returning the first clamp to the normally expanded position from the compressed position. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein clamping further comprises installing another clamp in the first drill pipe in a medial section of the drill pipe for accommodating the first telemetry segment. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein clamping the second telemetry segment includes installing a second clamp in the second drill pipe proximate to an upper end of the second drill pipe, wherein the second clamp includes a section for accommodating the second telemetry segment. 
     
     
         17 . A method for clamping one or more telemetry segments within a stand of drill pipes, comprising:
 providing a stand of at least two connected drill pipes;   positioning one or more telemetry segments inside the stand of connected drill pipes; and   clamping the one or more telemetry segments adjacent to an interior wall of an uppermost drill pipe in the stand of connected drill pipes.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein clamping includes installing a clamp in the uppermost drill pipe in the stand of connected drill pipes proximate to an upper end of the uppermost drill pipe, wherein the clamp includes a section for accommodating the one or more telemetry segments. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein clamping includes installing a clamp in the uppermost drill pipe in the stand of connected drill pipes includes moving the clamp from a normally expanded position to a compressed position. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein installing a clamp in the uppermost drill pipe in the stand of connected drill pipes further includes returning the clamp to the normally expanded position from the compressed position.