Baker Hughes Corporation

Quanta Associates, L.p.

Microline Technology Corporation

Bruce I Girrell

Douglas W Spencer

Joseph Gregory Barolak

Jerry Edward Miller

Chris J Walter

Jason A Lynch

Jerry E Miller

Ameet V Joshi

Johana M Chirinos

Thomas A Johnson

Dean M Vieau

Ian Gareth Draper

Jabin D Reinhold

Gaurav D Kulkarni

Douglas A Spencer

David J Henderson

Trenton M Bruce

A material property determining system operable to determine properties of a conduit. The material property determining system includes a tool movable along a conduit and having at least one sensing device for sensing at least one property of the conduit. A processor is operable to process outputs of the at least one sensing device. Responsive to processing of the outputs by the processor, the processor correlates the processed outputs to determine the type of material of the conduit.

Method and apparatus for material identification of pipelines and other tubulars

A stress mapping system and method is operable to determine and map stresses along a conduit. The system includes a tool movable along a conduit and having at least one sensing device for sensing characteristics of the conduit, and a processor operable to process an output of the at least one sensing device. Responsive to processing of the output by the processor, the processor is operable to determine stresses at a surface of the conduit. Responsive to the processing of the output of the at least one sensing device, and responsive to a determination of a location or position of the tool along the conduit, the system generates a map of determined stresses along the conduit. The map of determined stresses provides a visual representation of the stresses determined at and along the surface of the conduit.

Method and apparatus for stress mapping of pipelines and other tubulars

A system and method to quantify damage to a gravel pack screen include the use of a flux leakage tool to record electromagnetic field measurements at a plurality of points on the gravel pack screen. The system also includes a processor to obtain the electromagnetic field measurements recorded at the plurality of points and to suppress a baseline signal associated with electromagnetic field measurements resulting from perforations of the gravel pack screen to isolate and quantify flux leakage resulting from the damage to the gravel pack screen from flux leakage resulting from the perforations.

Method and system to quantify damage to gravel pack screens

A stress detecting system and method operable to detect stresses in a conduit or pipe includes a tool movable along a conduit or pipe and operable to generate a magnetic field. The tool is operable to sense magnetic Barkhausen noise within the conduit, such as within a wall of the conduit, in response to the tool generating the magnetic field. The stress detecting system is operable to detect a change in stress along the conduit responsive to an output of the tool. The system may detect changes in stress that are caused by geological changes or shifting or thermal changes at or near the conduit to determine changes in stress along the conduit and changes in stress along the conduit over time and during use of the conduit.

Stress detection tool using magnetic barkhausen noise

A tool disposable within a well pipe, such as for detecting a freepoint of a well pipe, includes an electromagnet capable of inducing a magnetic field within a wall of a well pipe. The tool includes a Barkhausen noise sensing device capable of sensing magnetic Barkhausen noise in response to the electromagnet inducing the magnetic field within the wall of the well pipe. The tool may be moved along the well pipe so as make two passes of the tool along the well pipe, with one pass being performed while the well pipe is less stressed and the other pass being performed while the well pipe is more stressed, with the output of the tool during a first pass being compared to the output of the tool during a second pass to determine the location of the freepoint of the well pipe.

Pipe stress detection tool using magnetic barkhausen noise

A casing inspection device with magnets and a multi-component flux sensors. The multicomponent sensor enables better definition of the size of defects, particularly in the azimuthal direction.

Apparatus and method of using multi-component measurements for casing evaluation

A casing inspection device with magnets and flux sensors. Measurements of axial motion of the device are used to get better definition of the axial extent of casing defects. A contact device may be used for motion measurement. The output of the contact device may be used to control the acquisition of flux measurements direction.

Apparatus and method of using accelerometer measurements for casing evaluation

A casing inspection device with magnets and flux sensors. The sensors provide measurements of absolute levels of magnetic flux that are indicative of changes in casing thickness and/or permeability.

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Traverse City, MI, United States of America

Bruce I Girrell