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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2011
Dustin L. Blessum, Perry, OK (US);
Michael F. Gard, Perry, OK (US);
Kendall C. Young, Stillwater, OK (US);
Dustin L. Blessum, Perry, OK (US);
Michael F. Gard, Perry, OK (US);
Kendall C. Young, Stillwater, OK (US);
The Charles Machine Works, Inc., Perry, OK (US);
Abstract
A system and method for monitoring bend radius and torque force exerted on a drill string. A sensor system is supported within a pipe section of the drill string and has a light source supported within the pipe section to emit a light beam within the pipe section. An optical sensing device is supported within the pipe section and spaced apart from the light source. The optical sensing device transmits a detection signal indicative of the position of the light beam on a surface of the optical sensing device to a processor that determines the bend radius and torque force exerted on the pipe section.