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Patent No.:

US 11954840 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2024

Filed:

Apr. 19, 2022

Wellhead alignment systems and methods

Applicant:

Cameron International Corporation, Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Alan Davis, Houston, TX (US);

Tianxiang Su, Arlington, MA (US);

Assignee:

CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Houston, TX (US);

Attorney:

Jeffrey D. Frantz

Primary Examiner:

Albert H Cutler

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/00 (2017.01); E21B 33/035 (2006.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 11/00 (2006.01); G06V 10/24 (2022.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/0004 (2013.01); E21B 33/035 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 11/00 (2013.01); G06V 10/245 (2022.01); H04N 7/183 (2013.01); G06T 2200/24 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30108 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30204 (2013.01);
Abstract

A wellhead alignment system includes a visual marker configured to be placed at a wellhead and a camera configured to capture an image that includes the visual marker. The wellhead alignment system also includes one or more processors configured to apply computer vision algorithms to identify the visual marker in the image and to calculate an offset between the wellhead and a drilling rig based on a position of the visual marker in the image.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Davis, Alan. (2024). Wellhead alignment systems and methods (U.S. Patent No. 11954840). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11954840

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