Patent ID: 11913325
Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 13:
14. A method comprising:
providing a tool collar comprising:
a recessed portion comprising a component segment and a threaded segment, wherein the recessed portion comprises one or more pockets configured to accept one or more component modules, wherein the entire structure of each of the one or more component modules is located within the one or more pockets, the one or more pockets being directly positioned within the component segment of the recessed portion of the tool collar;
an unrecessed portion comprising a shoulder proximate to the recessed portion of the tool collar;
a pressure sleeve covering the recessed portion and the one or more pockets of the tool collar, the pressure sleeve being positioned between the shoulder of the unrecessed portion of the tool collar and the threaded segment of the recessed portion of the tool collar, the pressure sleeve being removable to access the one or more component modules within the one or more pockets of the recessed portion of the tool collar; a threaded component mated to the threaded segment and configured to compress the pressure sleeve against the shoulder of the unrecessed portion of the tool collar; and
one or more spacer rings being positioned between the threaded component and the pressure sleeve, the one or more spacer rings being compressed toward the pressure sleeve by the threaded component to secure the pressure sleeve along the tool collar;

sliding the pressure sleeve over the recessed portion of the tool collar;
mating the threaded component onto the threaded segment of the recessed portion of the tool collar to compress the pressure sleeve against the shoulder of the unrecessed portion of the tool collar;
installing the one or more component modules into the one or more pockets on the recessed portion of the tool collar;
sliding the one or more spacer rings over the recessed portion of the tool collar; and
wherein the one or more spacer rings is a torque sleeve comprising an anti-rotation mechanism configured to prevent rotation of the torque sleeve about the recessed portion.