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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2021
Applicant:
Darkvision Technologies Inc, North Vancouver, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
DarkVision Technologies Inc., North Vancouver, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 15/88 (2006.01); E21B 17/08 (2006.01); E21B 47/002 (2012.01); E21B 47/007 (2012.01); G01M 3/00 (2006.01); G01S 15/89 (2006.01); G06F 16/215 (2019.01); G06F 16/587 (2019.01); G06F 18/214 (2023.01); G06N 3/04 (2023.01); G06N 3/08 (2023.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06V 10/44 (2022.01); G06V 10/82 (2022.01); G06V 20/10 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 15/88 (2013.01); E21B 17/08 (2013.01); E21B 47/0025 (2020.05); E21B 47/007 (2020.05); G01M 3/00 (2013.01); G01S 15/8945 (2013.01); G06F 16/215 (2019.01); G06F 16/587 (2019.01); G06F 18/214 (2023.01); G06N 3/04 (2013.01); G06N 3/08 (2013.01); G06T 7/0002 (2013.01); G06T 7/74 (2017.01); G06V 10/454 (2022.01); G06V 10/82 (2022.01); G06V 20/10 (2022.01); E21B 2200/20 (2020.05); E21B 2200/22 (2020.05); G06T 2207/10132 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20084 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for inspecting casings in a wellbore to determine a mechanical or sealing quality of casing connections. Casing connections may become mechanically weak or start to leak after some period of use in harsh conditions. A radial array of ultrasound transducers images the casing in-situ to create an ultrasound image, which is analyzed to detect the casing connector then analyzed a sealing band of the connector. Machine learning and image processing methods may be used to analyze the images.