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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2015
Rei, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Forrest Paul Schumacher, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Jeffrey J. Schwoebel, Crozet, VA (US);
Michael J. Hardin, Draper, UT (US);
Daniel J. Brunner, Sandy, UT (US);
REI, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, the present invention relates to a drilling-information-management system. The drilling-information management system includes a probe assembly disposed on a drill rod, a first computer interoperably coupled to the probe assembly via a conductor disposed in a drill rod, and a second computer in communication with the first computer. The second computer includes a barcode scanner. The drilling-information management system includes a database in communication with the second computer. Drilling-project data is transferred from the database to the second computer and calibration data is transferred from the second computer to the first computer. The first computer executes a drilling plan according to the drilling-project data.