Patent ID: 11879324
Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 9:
10. A method for manufacturing an instrumented downhole coupling, the method comprising:
forming a tubular carrier having a first coupling at a first end of the carrier and a second coupling on a second end of the carrier opposite the first end;
forming a bore which extends through the carrier from the first end to the second end, thereby forming a carrier wall between the bore and an exterior surface of the carrier, wherein the bore is offset from a central axis of the carrier, thereby creating an increased-thickness portion of the carrier wall on a first side of the carrier;
forming one or more cavities within the increased-thickness portion of the carrier wall, the cavities having a side opening facing away from the bore;
positioning one or more sensors in the one or more cavities;
accessing the one or more cavities through the side opening to make one or more electrical connections to the one or more sensors; and
securing one or more plates over the entire side opening and sealing the one or more sensors in the one or more cavities, the plates and the carrier wall forming a housing that encloses each of the one or more sensors.