Equipment housing for downhole measurements

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EP 1 598 519 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	01.03.2006 Bulletin 2006/09

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	23.11.2005 Bulletin 2005/47

(21)	Application number: 05252922.9

(22)	Date of filing: 12.05.2005

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

E21B 47/01^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR LV MK YU

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Priority:

18.05.2004 US 709625

(71)	Applicant: Reedhycalog LP
	Houston, Texas 77060 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Snell, Adrian Houston, Texas 77027 (US) Ivie, Craig Spring, Texas 77379 (US) Boucher, Marcel Houston, Texas 77066 (US) Angst, Gerald Spring, Texas 77373 (US) Taylor, Malcolm Roy Churchdown, Gloucestershire GL3 2HB (GB)

(74)	Representative: Bailey, Richard Alan
	Marks & Clerk, 27 Imperial Square Cheltenham, GL50 1RQ Cheltenham, GL50 1RQ (GB)

(54)	Equipment housing for downhole measurements

(57) The present invention is directed to a housing for equipment that may be employed in obtaining downhole measurement data. In one illustrative embodiment, the apparatus comprises a first component adapted to be positioned in a subterranean hole, a second component adapted to be positioned in the subterranean hole, and a detachable housing, at least a portion of which is clamped between the first and second components, the housing having at least one cavity formed therein and at least one device positioned within the at least one cavity.

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