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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2011
Applicant:
Firas Zeineddine, Bristol, GB;
Inventor:
Firas Zeineddine, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/06 (2012.01); E21B 44/00 (2006.01); E21B 47/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A technique facilitates drilling of boreholes by enabling improved measurement of strain during drilling applications. A strain gauge is mounted on a drilling component of a drill string. The strain gauge is covered with a volume of liquid, and the liquid is enclosed at least in part with a flexible layer of material. The flexible layer of material is sufficiently flexible to provide a negligible pressure differential between the volume of liquid and the surrounding environment while drilling, thus enabling accurate functioning of the strain gauge.