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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2015
Applicant:
The Charles Machine Works, Inc., Perry, OK (US);
Inventors:
Michael F. Gard, Perry, OK (US);
Brian K. Bailey, Stillwater, OK (US);
Richard F. Sharp, Perry, OK (US);
Assignee:
The Charles Machine Works, Inc., Perry, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/024 (2006.01); E21B 47/0232 (2012.01); E21B 7/04 (2006.01); H01Q 1/04 (2006.01); E21B 47/022 (2012.01); H01Q 1/42 (2006.01); H01Q 1/52 (2006.01); H01Q 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/024 (2013.01); E21B 7/046 (2013.01); E21B 47/02224 (2013.01); H01Q 1/04 (2013.01); H01Q 1/42 (2013.01); H01Q 1/526 (2013.01); H01Q 7/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A beacon assembly located at a downhole end of a drill string proximate a boring tool. The beacon assembly transmits data to an above-ground receiver. The beacon has a housing with a housing wall located between its sensors, such as gradiometers, accelerometers, and other orientation sensors, and an antenna assembly. The antenna assembly has a protective covering made of electromagnetically transparent material.