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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Paul F. Rodney, Spring, TX (US);
Adan Hernandez Herrera, Houston, TX (US);
Christopher Allen Golla, Kingwood, TX (US);
James H. Dudley, Spring, TX (US);
Joe Marzouk, Conroe, TX (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 21/00 (2006.01); E21B 47/022 (2012.01); G01V 13/00 (2006.01); G01C 25/00 (2006.01); G01V 3/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 21/00 (2013.01); E21B 47/022 (2013.01); G01V 13/00 (2013.01); G01C 25/00 (2013.01); G01V 3/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A downhole sensor calibration apparatus includes a rotational or gimbaling mechanism for guiding a sensing axis of an orientation responsive sensor through a three-dimensional orbit about three orthogonal axes. A method includes using measurements taken over the three-dimensional orbit to calibrate the sensor and determine other characteristics of the sensor or tool.