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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jimmy Lawrence Hollingsworth, Langenhagen, DE;
Bernd-Georg Pietras, Wedemark, DE;
Assignee:
Shell Research Limited, London, US;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/08 ;
Abstract
There is provided a method of testing a joint formed by bonding of two tubulars, which method comprises the steps of holding a first tubular; applying a force to displace a second tubular relative to the first tubular; and removing the force. The final position of the second tubular is then compared with the position which it occupied prior to the application of the force by means of a sensor mounted remotely from the second tubular.