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Downhole equipment

What goes in the tool string

The downhole string is made up of five parts: pulser, turbine generator, directional probe, gamma measurement and battery power. Below is an overview of each module; full data is on the individual product pages.

Mud pulser

Available in six types — rotary valve, positive pulse, piston, oil-compensated, bagless and shear valve — covering tools from different manufacturers and different generations.

Fits APS 475 / 675 / 800 rotary valve pulsers and equivalent tools

Mud turbine generator

150 W rated, 30–36 VDC adjustable, 1,800–5,000 RPM, 70 mm body OD, flow range 11–22 L/s (475 size), 20,000 psi rated, continuous life > 450 hours, circulating pressure drop < 160 psi.

Directional probe

48 mm and 42 mm outside diameters, with three-axis fluxgate magnetometers and three-axis quartz accelerometers. Calibrated across the full temperature range, with compensation coefficients written to each individual probe.

Natural gamma

NaI scintillation crystal with photomultiplier tube, in 26.7 / 32 / 34.5 mm detector sizes; crystals held in our own stock.

Azimuthal gamma

Directional response through a shielded window, in 48 mm and 5–7 in. sizes, for geosteering.

Downhole battery

Lithium thionyl chloride packs graded by temperature class; supplied with matching battery barrel and shock mounts.

Servicing and wear parts

Service intervals and the matching wear part lists for each module are on the parts site, where you can look up specification, stock and lead time by part number.