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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2020
Scientific Drilling International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Marc Willerth, San Luis Obispo, CA (US);
Benjamin C. Hawkinson, Paso Robles, CA (US);
Brian D. Gleason, Atascadero, CA (US);
SCIENTIFIC DRILLING INTERNATIONAL, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method may include providing a drill string including a measurement tool. The drill string may be positioned in a wellbore. The method may include taking a measurement with the measurement tool at a first location. The method may include coupling a pipe stand including a first selected number of tubular segments to the drill string, the first selected number being two or more. The method may include lowering or advancing the drill string into the wellbore the length of the pipe stand. The method may include taking a measurement with the measurement tool at a second location. The method may include raising the drill string the length of a tubular segment. The method may include removing a second selected number of tubular segments from the drill string, the second selected number different from the first selected number. The method may include taking a measurement with the measurement tool at a third location. The method may include raising the drill string the length of the first selected number of tubular segments. The method may include removing the first selected number of tubular segments. The method may include taking a measurement with the measurement tool at a fourth location.