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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2012
Applicant:
Gyrodata, Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
John Lionel Weston, Dorset, GB;
Roger Ekseth, Trondheim, NO;
Assignee:
Gyrodata, Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/00 (2006.01); G01V 3/18 (2006.01); E21B 19/00 (2006.01); E21B 47/024 (2006.01); G01C 21/16 (2006.01); F16M 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/18 (2013.01); E21B 19/00 (2013.01); E21B 47/024 (2013.01); F16M 13/022 (2013.01); G01C 21/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for initializing a tool configured to be moved along a wellbore includes at least one directional reference system configured to provide data indicative of an orientation of the at least one directional reference system with respect to a reference direction. The apparatus further includes a mounting portion configured to be mechanically coupled to the tool such that the tool has a predetermined orientation with respect to the at least one directional reference system.