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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2015
David A. Palandro, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Timothy J. Nedwed, Houston, TX (US);
Timothy A. Thornton, Tulsa, OK (US);
David A. Palandro, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Timothy J. Nedwed, Houston, TX (US);
Timothy A. Thornton, Tulsa, OK (US);
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems described herein are useful for determining a thickness of a substance on a surface of a body of water, in particular through the use of a thickness detection apparatus that includes a body and at least one camera. The body has a plurality of sides with at least a portion of one of the sides comprising a light transmitting material. At least one camera is disposed within the body and configured to generate at least one image through the light transmitting material of the substances extending a depth below an air-substance interface.