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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Charles Michael Pool, Bedford, TX (US);
Christopher Allen Grace, Coppell, TX (US);
Craig W. Godfrey, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/02 (2006.01); E21B 33/08 (2006.01); E21B 47/00 (2012.01); G01L 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/00 (2013.01); E21B 33/085 (2013.01); G01L 5/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system is provided that can include a rotating control device (RCD) with a sealing element and a force measurement device for measuring an axial force imparted to the sealing element. The system can also include a computing device that is communicatively coupled to the force measurement device for receiving the axial force measurements and from which the wear status of the sealing element can be determined.