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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2016
Applicant:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventors:
Brian Oliver Clark, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Jacques Orban, Katy, TX (US);
William Puccio, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/01 (2006.01); G01V 3/26 (2006.01); E21B 33/035 (2006.01); E21B 47/09 (2012.01); E21B 17/00 (2006.01); E21B 33/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/0905 (2013.01); E21B 17/003 (2013.01); E21B 17/01 (2013.01); E21B 33/035 (2013.01); E21B 33/063 (2013.01); G01V 3/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for determining a location of a drill pipe joint deployed in a bore includes at least one magnetometer deployed on the bore. A processor is in electronic communication with the magnetometer and is configured to process magnetic field measurements made by the magnetometer to determine at least one of an axial position and a lateral position of the drill pipe joint.