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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2019
Applicant:
Jason Edwards, Broken Arrow, OK (US);
Inventor:
Jason Edwards, Broken Arrow, OK (US);
Assignee:
BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/09 (2012.01); E21B 34/06 (2006.01); F16K 37/00 (2006.01); G01D 5/50 (2006.01); E21B 34/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/09 (2013.01); E21B 34/066 (2013.01); E21B 34/12 (2013.01); F16K 37/0058 (2013.01); G01D 5/50 (2013.01); E21B 2200/05 (2020.05);
Abstract
An apparatus for detecting a position of a moveable component of a valve disposed in a borehole penetrating the earth includes a radioactive marker disposed on the moveable component and a radiation detector configured to detect radiation emitted by the radioactive marker. The apparatus also includes a controller configured to receive radiation detection information from the radiation detector and to correlate the radiation detection information to the position of the moveable component.