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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2009
Applicants:
Steve Banks, Guernsey, GB;
Peter Robinson, Lancaster, GB;
Anthony Peyton, Bolton, GB;
David Armitage, Tilston, GB;
Inventors:
Steve Banks, Guernsey, GB;
Peter Robinson, Lancaster, GB;
Anthony Peyton, Bolton, GB;
David Armitage, Tilston, GB;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 27/04 (2006.01); E21B 29/00 (2006.01); G01S 13/88 (2006.01); E21B 29/12 (2006.01); E21B 47/12 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/122 (2013.01); E21B 29/00 (2013.01); G01S 13/88 (2013.01); E21B 29/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a method to determine whether a pipeline has been cut, the method including (a) transmitting an electromagnetic signal through the pipeline; (b) monitoring any reflected signal(s); and (c) interpreting the reflected signal to determine whether the pipeline has been cut.