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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2015
Applicant:
Scientific Drilling International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Brett Van Steenwyk, Paso Robles, CA (US);
Tim Whitacre, Paso Robles, CA (US);
Assignee:
SCIENTIFIC DRILLING INTERNATIONAL, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/022 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/022 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gimbal sensor platform positionable in a tool body includes an inner gimbal and an outer gimbal. The inner gimbal is rotatably coupled to the outer gimbal, and the outer gimbal is rotatably coupled to the tool body. The inner and outer gimbals may each be rotated by an angular positioning device. A gyro or other sensor may be coupled to the inner gimbal. The gyro or other sensor may be reoriented by rotating the outer gimbal, the inner gimbal, or both.