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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2000
Jean-Michel Hache, Houston, TX (US);
Iain Rezmer-Cooper, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Kais Gzara, Stafford, TX (US);
Mark W. Hutchinson, Houston, TX (US);
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention presents a method that effectively provides the near real-time advantage of annular pressure while drilling (APWD) measurements taken during pipe connections that require the mud circulation pumps to be turned off (a “pumps-off” condition). APWD data, such as pressure measurements, are obtained from instruments and related electronics within the bottom-hole assembly (BHA). APWD data can be measured, stored and even processed in the BHA during a pumps-off condition for subsequent processing or communication of a reduced amount of data to the driller at the surface.