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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2022
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Bodong Li, Dhahran, SA;
Timothy Eric Moellendick, Dhahran, SA;
Chinthaka Pasan Gooneratne, Dhahran, SA;
Abdulaziz Almusa, Dhahran, SA;
Guodong Zhan, Dhahran, SA;
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
A drilling system measures a fluid level in a wellbore. The drilling system may include a drill pipe and a sensor sleeve attached to the drill pipe. The sensor sleeve may include a transmitter that transmits a sensing signal in a direction of a fluid in the wellbore, a receiver that receives the sensing signal after the sensing signal is reflected on a surface of the fluid, and a repeater that determines a distance between the sensor sleeve and the fluid level from the transmitted and received sensing signal. The fluid level in the wellbore may be calculated using the distance determined by the repeater and a distance between the sensor sleeve and a surface of the wellbore.