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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2021

Filed:

Jan. 30, 2019
Applicant:

Onesubsea Ip Uk Limited, London, GB;

Inventors:

Andrew Speck, Milton, MA (US);

Albert Ballard Andrews, Wilton, CT (US);

Irfan Bulu, Brighton, MA (US);

Yi-Qiao Song, Newton, MA (US);

Neil Herbst, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 11/12 (2021.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01); G01K 3/14 (2006.01); E21B 41/04 (2006.01); G01K 11/00 (2006.01); G01K 7/42 (2006.01); G01S 17/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 11/12 (2013.01); E21B 41/0007 (2013.01); E21B 41/04 (2013.01); G01K 3/14 (2013.01); G01K 7/427 (2013.01); G01K 11/00 (2013.01); G01S 17/88 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G01K 2213/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A technique utilizes spatially resolved temperature measurements to infer the temperature of a subsea infrastructure. According to an embodiment, temperature data, e.g. a temperature map, is determined for the subsea infrastructure and comprises performing remote temperature measurements of water surrounding the subsea infrastructure. Additionally, a metrological scan of the subsea structure may be obtained. Furthermore, a simulation or simulations may be run for an assumed temperature profile along a surface of the subsea infrastructure. The data obtained from the remote temperature measurements, the metrological scan, and the simulation is processed to determine a temperature profile of the subsea infrastructure. This temperature profile can then be used to facilitate a variety of subsea infrastructure management decisions.


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