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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2015
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Casey Giron, Cypress, TX (US);
Wolfgang Hartmut Nitsche, Humble, TX (US);
John Laureto Maida, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
Satyan Gopal Bhongale, Cypress, TX (US);
Li Gao, Katy, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides for a pig tracking and locating system that is able to pinpoint the exact location of a pig so that if the pig becomes stuck, it can be more efficiently located and retrieved without excessive searching. A representative system includes an unmanned underwater vehicle that travels with or very near the pig as it progresses through a pipeline, and gathers and stores information transmitted by the pig. This information may include location data that can be transmitted in the event the pig becomes stuck.