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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2008
Applicants:
Ralf Zaeper, Hannover, DE;
John D. Macpherson, Spring, TX (US);
Inventors:
Ralf Zaeper, Hannover, DE;
John D. Macpherson, Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/06 (2006.01); E21B 21/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method of detecting a downhole washout. The method includes, positioning a plurality of sensors along a downhole drillstring, communicatively coupling the plurality of sensors to a processor, and analyzing data sensed by the plurality of sensors with the processor for relationships indicative of a washout.