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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2015
Applicant:
Cameron International Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Johnnie Kotrla, Katy, TX (US);
James Joseph Hogan, Houston, TX (US);
Ross Edward Stevenson, Hockley, TX (US);
Jesse John Garcia, Sr., Katy, TX (US);
Assignee:
Cameron International Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/38 (2006.01); E21B 33/06 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 41/0007 (2013.01); E21B 33/06 (2013.01); G01V 1/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tracking system includes a tether, a buoyant transmitter assembly coupled to a first portion of the tether, an attachment component coupled to a second portion of the tether. The attachment component is configured to couple the tracking system to an object, and the tether enables the buoyant transmitter assembly to float above the object while the object and the tracking system are submerged in a fluid.