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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2004
Applicant:
Arthur F. Kuckes, Ithaca, NY (US);
Inventor:
Arthur F. Kuckes, Ithaca, NY (US);
Assignee:
Vector Magnetics LLC, Ithaca, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/04 (2006.01); E21B 47/022 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Measurement of the location and direction of a drill head in a borehole extending beneath an obstacle such as a body of water utilizes a single AC solenoid at a known location but having an unknown orientation. The measurements are used to direct the path of the borehole.