Patent ID: 11867021
Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 3:
4. An off-bottom cementing assembly, comprising:
a base tubular joint with a first end and a second end; and
a cementing pod disposed concentrically around the base tubular joint,
wherein the cementing pod comprises:
a cylindrical housing with a third end and a fourth end to enclose a portion of the tubular joint,
a throughbore surrounding the tubular joint and disposed through the cylindrical housing in a first axial direction from the third end to the fourth end,
an annular region disposed between an inner surface of the throughbore and an outer surface of the base tubular joint,
a plurality of openings disposed through the cylindrical housing into the throughbore in a second axial direction,
a plurality of metal plates disposed within the annular region,
a communicating port disposed through the base tubular joint into the throughbore in the second axial direction, and
a solid fill disposed at the fourth end of the cylindrical housing,
wherein each of the plurality of metal plates is circular and has a central aperture through which the throughbore and the tubular joint extends, and
wherein the central aperture separates each of the plurality of metal plates from the tubular joint.