GB2462711B - Autonomous depth control for wellbore equipment - Google Patents

Autonomous depth control for wellbore equipment

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Publication number
GB2462711B
GB2462711B GB0913789A GB0913789A GB2462711B GB 2462711 B GB2462711 B GB 2462711B GB 0913789 A GB0913789 A GB 0913789A GB 0913789 A GB0913789 A GB 0913789A GB 2462711 B GB2462711 B GB 2462711B
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Prior art keywords
depth control
wellbore equipment
autonomous
autonomous depth
wellbore
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GB0913789A
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GB0913789D0 (en
GB2462711A (en
Inventor
Kenneth R Goodman
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Gemalto Terminals Ltd
Schlumberger Holdings Ltd
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Gemalto Terminals Ltd
Schlumberger Holdings Ltd
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Priority claimed from US11/697,868 external-priority patent/US7933166B2/en
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Publication of GB2462711A publication Critical patent/GB2462711A/en
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
    • E21B47/002—Survey of boreholes or wells by visual inspection
    • E21B47/0002—
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
    • E21B47/04—Measuring depth or liquid level
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
    • E21B47/09—Locating or determining the position of objects in boreholes or wells, e.g. the position of an extending arm; Identifying the free or blocked portions of pipes
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
    • G01B11/00—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques
    • G01B11/02—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring length, width or thickness
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
    • G01B11/00—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques
    • G01B11/02—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring length, width or thickness
    • G01B11/024—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring length, width or thickness by means of diode-array scanning
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
    • G01B21/00—Measuring arrangements or details thereof, where the measuring technique is not covered by the other groups of this subclass, unspecified or not relevant
    • G01B21/18—Measuring arrangements or details thereof, where the measuring technique is not covered by the other groups of this subclass, unspecified or not relevant for measuring depth
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T7/00—Image analysis
    • G06T7/0002—Inspection of images, e.g. flaw detection
    • G06T7/0004—Industrial image inspection
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T7/00—Image analysis
    • G06T7/97—Determining parameters from multiple pictures
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06V—IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING
    • G06V10/00—Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding
    • G06V10/70—Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning
    • G06V10/74—Image or video pattern matching; Proximity measures in feature spaces
    • G06V10/75—Organisation of the matching processes, e.g. simultaneous or sequential comparisons of image or video features; Coarse-fine approaches, e.g. multi-scale approaches; using context analysis; Selection of dictionaries
    • G06V10/751—Comparing pixel values or logical combinations thereof, or feature values having positional relevance, e.g. template matching
    • G06V10/7515—Shifting the patterns to accommodate for positional errors

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Geophysics (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition (AREA)
  • Quality & Reliability (AREA)
  • Geophysics And Detection Of Objects (AREA)
GB0913789A 2007-04-09 2009-08-07 Autonomous depth control for wellbore equipment Expired - Fee Related GB2462711B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US11/697,868 US7933166B2 (en) 2007-04-09 2007-04-09 Autonomous depth control for wellbore equipment
GB0805615A GB2448401B (en) 2007-04-09 2008-03-28 Autonomous depth control for wellbore equipment

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GB0913789D0 GB0913789D0 (en) 2009-09-16
GB2462711A GB2462711A (en) 2010-02-24
GB2462711B true GB2462711B (en) 2010-04-14

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Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
SU1518497A1 (en) * 1987-05-22 1989-10-30 Южное Отделение Всесоюзного Научно-Исследовательского Института Геофизических Методов Разведки Method and apparatus for depth-wise matching of geophysical parameter curves
EP0449710A2 (en) * 1990-03-30 1991-10-02 Schlumberger Limited Video system and method for determining and monitoring the depth of a bottomhole assembly within a wellbore
US5644139A (en) * 1995-03-02 1997-07-01 Allen; Ross R. Navigation technique for detecting movement of navigation sensors relative to an object
US7346454B2 (en) * 2002-12-13 2008-03-18 Schlumberger Technology Corporation Method and apparatus for improved depth matching of borehole images or core images

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
SU1518497A1 (en) * 1987-05-22 1989-10-30 Южное Отделение Всесоюзного Научно-Исследовательского Института Геофизических Методов Разведки Method and apparatus for depth-wise matching of geophysical parameter curves
EP0449710A2 (en) * 1990-03-30 1991-10-02 Schlumberger Limited Video system and method for determining and monitoring the depth of a bottomhole assembly within a wellbore
US5644139A (en) * 1995-03-02 1997-07-01 Allen; Ross R. Navigation technique for detecting movement of navigation sensors relative to an object
US7346454B2 (en) * 2002-12-13 2008-03-18 Schlumberger Technology Corporation Method and apparatus for improved depth matching of borehole images or core images

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GB2462711A (en) 2010-02-24

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