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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2009
Applicants:
Jacques Y. Guigné, Paradise, CA;
Nicholas G. Pace, Bath, GB;
Inventors:
Jacques Y. Guigné, Paradise, CA;
Nicholas G. Pace, Bath, GB;
Assignee:
PanGeo Subsea, Inc., St. John's, NL, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 49/00 (2006.01); B24B 51/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for radially cutting tubulars in a downhole environment by emitting acoustic energy into the jet, the acoustic energy having a wavelength selected such that the jet acts as a waveguide, detecting reflected acoustic energy in the jet, and determining the depth of cut from a travel time of the acoustic energy.