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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2021
Applicant:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/06 (2006.01); G01N 29/265 (2006.01); G01N 29/44 (2006.01); G06T 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/069 (2013.01); G01N 29/265 (2013.01); G01N 29/44 (2013.01); G06T 1/0007 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0289 (2013.01); G01N 2291/267 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and a method embodiment or automatic inspection of branch wells is provided. An exemplary system includes a scanning head including an ultrasonic probe, wherein the ultrasonic probe includes a convex crystal. A track is mounted to a branch pipe welded to a main pipe, wherein the scanning head mounts to the track, and wherein the scanning head moves the ultrasonic probe along the track. The system includes a controller configured to display an image based on data provided from the ultrasonic probe.