Patent ID: 6655452
Filing Date: 2003-12-02
Classification: E21B

Abstract:
A carrier apparatus for connection with a pipe string for use in transporting at least one gauge downhole through a borehole, the apparatus comprising:(a) a tubular body for connection with the pipe string having a bore for conducting a fluid therethrough and an outer surface, wherein the outer surface has at least one longitudinal recess formed therein, (b) at least one insert defining an internal chamber for receiving a gauge, wherein the insert is mounted with the body such that at least a portion of the insert is receivable within the recess for engagement therewith; (c) a longitudinally extending interlocking interface comprised of the engagement between the portion of the insert and the recess, wherein the interlocking interface is configured such that the insert inhibits radial expansion of the body adjacent the recess; and (d) at least one passage providing fluid communication between the gauge and the bore of the body or the borehole.