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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2012
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Scott A. Gordon, Frisco, TX (US);
David Russ Larimore, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/09 (2012.01); B63C 11/48 (2006.01); G01S 5/18 (2006.01); E21B 43/01 (2006.01); B63G 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63C 11/48 (2013.01); E21B 43/01 (2013.01); G01S 5/18 (2013.01); B63G 2008/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are methods and systems for tracking a toolstring at subsea depths. One system includes a remote operated vehicle (ROV), a wireless transmitter arranged on the toolstring and configured to transmit one or more wireless signals, a wireless receiver configured to perceive the one or more wireless signals, whereby the ROV is able to locate a position of the toolstring in the oceanic environment.