Patent ID: 9714730
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: E21B,F16L,G06K,Y10T

Claim:
1. A system comprising: a coupling of an Oil Country Tubular Good to join two tubular members to one another, the coupling including a circumferentially outer surface, a first end including a first engagement portion to receive one of the two tubular members, and a second end including a second engagement portion to receive the other of the two tubular members, a skirt portion that extends in an axial direction of the coupling beyond the first engagement portion, the skirt portion including inner or outer threads on a respective inner or outer diameter of the skirt portion, the inner or outer threads configured to engage corresponding threads on the first end of the coupling, wherein the skirt portion includes an opening to receive an identification tag, and wherein when one of the two tubular members is engaged in the first engagement portion of the first end of the coupling, the skirt portion is spaced apart in a radial direction from the one of the two tubular members to define an annular space between the one of the two tubular members and the skirt portion, the annular space being open to an environment outside the coupling.