Within A Borehole Patents (Class 324/333)
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Patent number: 12163417Abstract: An integrated drilling system includes a rotary steerable control unit and an electromagnetic LWD control unit deployed in an external collar. The rotary steerable control unit is deployed below the electromagnetic LWD control unit and is configured to control a direction of drilling of the integrated drilling system. A near bit electromagnetic antenna is deployed in a recess on the collar circumferentially about the rotary steerable control unit. At least one electromagnetic transmitter and at least one electromagnetic receiver are deployed in corresponding recesses in the collar circumferentially about the electromagnetic LWD control unit with the at least one transmitter and at least one receiver configured to make electromagnetic logging measurements while drilling. An electrical jumper provides an electrical connection between the near bit electromagnetic antenna and the electromagnetic LWD control unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2023Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TEHCNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Rachel Belleville, Dean M. Homan, Mark Frey, Michael Hui Du, Patrick Fisseler
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Patent number: 12061112Abstract: A device, and corresponding method, for determining a presence of lead in a material composition of a pipe includes a probe, a resonant frequency measurement circuit, and a material analyzer. The probe includes an oscillator circuit and can be inserted into an interior cavity of the pipe and emit electromagnetic radiation. The frequency measurement circuit operatively communicates with the oscillator circuit and outputs resonant electromagnetic frequency measurement data indicating a resonant electromagnetic frequency of the oscillator circuit. The material analyzer receives the resonant electromagnetic frequency measurement data, and an additional measurement selected from the group consisting of (i) a measurement of power dissipation of the oscillator circuit and (ii) an interior diameter of the pipe, and outputs a positive or negative indication of whether lead is present in the material composition based on the resonant electromagnetic frequency measurement data and the additional measurement.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2022Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: Viken Detection CorporationInventors: Hans Weedon, Gilbert W. McKenna, Richard Carey, David Perez, John P. O'Connor
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Patent number: 12037897Abstract: A wireline operation method is disclosed. The method includes disposing an outer diameter (OD) meter ring on a wireline, the OD meter ring having spring-loaded sensors, releasing, from a spooling drum into the wellbore, the wireline via a wireline passage having a tight spot, a released portion of the wireline progressively passing through an opening of the OD meter ring, generating, using the spring-loaded sensors, a real time OD measurement of a current location of the wireline passing through the opening of the OD meter ring at the time of measurement, generating, in response to the real time OD measurement of a particular location of the wireline exceeding a pre-determined threshold, a fail-safe signal, and stopping, in response to the fail-safe signal, the spooling drum from continuing to release the wireline before the particular location of the wireline reaches the tight spot of the wireline passage.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2022Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANYInventors: Muhammad Imran Javed, Ayedh M. Shehri, Sanjiv Kumar
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Patent number: 11994644Abstract: Improved systematic inversion methodology applied to formation testing data interpretation with spherical, radial and/or cylindrical flow models is disclosed. A method of determining a parameter of a formation of interest at a desired location comprises directing a formation tester to the desired location in the formation of interest and obtaining data from the desired location in the formation of interest. The obtained data relates to a first parameter at the desired location of the formation of interest. The obtained data is regressed to determine a second parameter at the desired location of the formation of interest. Regressing the obtained data comprises using a method selected from a group consisting of a deterministic approach, a probabilistic approach, and an evolutionary approach.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Dingding Chen, Mark A. Proett, Li Gao, Christopher Michael Jones
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Patent number: 11988793Abstract: A method for monitoring waterfront movement in a subsurface formation involves performing forward modeling of at least one deep electromagnetic survey of the waterfront movement, and determining locations for installing an electrically insulating spacer between well liners to form an on-demand electromagnetic source electrode. Based on the forward modeling, repeat survey time intervals are predicted. The method involves, during well completion, installing the electrically insulating spacer between the well liners in a reservoir to form at least one on-demand electromagnetic source electrode, and installing the electrically insulating spacer between the plurality of well liners in a reservoir to form an on-demand electromagnetic receiver electrode.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2020Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANYInventors: Hsieh Chen, Martin E. Poitzsch
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Patent number: 11906657Abstract: A method and system device provides a unique object identification process by obtaining information from one or more of radar signals, infrared signals, optical signals, audio signals, and other signals. The method includes continuously receiving object data at the device, applying by a machine learning system, a set of parameters to process the object identification and confidence level, and outputting or updating the object identification, confidence level, and actionable recommendations. The radar data includes a Doppler signature having a wrapped signal due to a sampling rate of the radar system. The Doppler signature is used to train the machine learning system to identify drone types.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2019Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Fortem Technologies, Inc.Inventors: David Preece, Mikko Valimaki, Mitchell Kay Oldroyd, Adam Eugene Robertson, Bryan Alan Davis, Matthew Elliott Argyle, David Thimm, James David Mackie
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Patent number: 11782183Abstract: Disclosed is a magnetotelluric inversion method based on a fully convolutional neural network.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of SciencesInventors: Zhongxing Wang, Lili Kang, Zhiguo An, Ruo Wang, Xiong Yin
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Patent number: 11739634Abstract: A drilling system and a method of drilling a wellbore in an earth formation. A first antenna is disposed at a first location near a drill string. A second antenna is disposed at a second location of the drill string. The first antenna has a first specific moment. One of the first antenna and the second antenna is operated as a transmitter that transmits a transmitted signal, and the other is operated as a receiver that receives a received signal in response to the transmitted signal. The processor determines a property of an earth formation from the received signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Andreas Hartmann, Jens Behnsen, Kersten Kraft, David Boesing
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Patent number: 11690163Abstract: A particle accelerator system including a particle accelerator that accelerates charged particles, a signal source that outputs high frequency power for accelerating the charged particles in the particle accelerator, an amplifying unit that amplifies the high frequency power from the signal source, and supplies the high frequency power to the particle accelerator, the amplifying unit including a plurality of semiconductor amplifiers using a semiconductor, and a control unit that controls an operation of the amplifying unit. The control unit controls output of at least one of the plurality of semiconductor amplifiers.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Nobuaki Takahashi
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Patent number: 11573139Abstract: A method of estimating torque includes disposing at least one measurement assembly at a downhole component, the at least one measurement assembly including a first set of directional sensors disposed at a first axial location along the downhole component, and a second set of directional sensors disposed at a second axial location along the downhole component. The method also includes collecting directional measurement data from the first set of directional sensors and the second set of directional sensors during rotation of the downhole component, and estimating, by a processing device, an amount of torque on the downhole component based on the directional measurement data.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2019Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLCInventor: Pedro Arevalo
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Patent number: 11459875Abstract: An integrated data recorder may be positioned within a slot in a tool. The integrated data recorder includes a sensor package that includes one or more drilling dynamics sensors, a processor in data communication with the one or more drilling dynamics sensors, a memory module in data communication with the one or more drilling dynamics sensors, a wireless communications module in data communication with the processor, and an electrical energy source in electrical communication with the memory module, the one or more drilling dynamics sensors, and the processor.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: SANVEAN TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Junichi Sugiura, Stephen Jones
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Patent number: 11383977Abstract: What is disclosed herein is a process in which the first step is to use fossil fuel to generate clean energy by eliminating Carbon dioxide (CO2) greenhouse gas emissions, harnessing renewable energy sources by using a product of the first step, providing storage for intermittent clean power, producing synthesis gas, a fuel gas mixture consisting primarily of carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H2), which are used to produce fossil fuel or hydrocarbon that is then recycled to the first step to form a complete loop.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Inventor: Samuel Okechukwu Umealu
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Patent number: 11387537Abstract: A tool that uses antennas to evaluate an environment surrounding a borehole, the tool including an antenna assembly, and the antenna assembly including a body with a longitudinal central axis, and an antenna mounted on the body in a continuous groove comprising a plurality of circumferential portions and a plurality of transition portions, with each of the circumferential portions being formed in a plane and each of the planes being spaced apart from each other and parallel to each other; and with each of the circumferential portions at least partially extending circumferentially around the body within its respective plane and each of the transition portions transitioning the groove from an end of one of the circumferential portions to an end of an adjacent one of the circumferential portions.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2018Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Alexei Korovin, Anand Prakash
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Patent number: 11251656Abstract: A wireless power system has a wireless power transmitting device and a wireless power receiving device. The wireless power transmitting device may be a wireless charging mat with one or more coils or may be a wireless charging puck with one or more coils. In some embodiments, the wireless charging puck may have six coils or other number of coils arranged in a ring. The wireless power receiving device may have an elongated magnetic core such as a C-shaped core with pillars at opposing ends. First and second coils may be formed on the pillars and a third coil may be formed between the first and second coils. The coils of the wireless power receiving device such as the first and second coils on the magnetic core may be configured to receive magnetic flux emitted by a pair of the six coils in the wireless charging puck.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Saining Ren, Ho Fai Leung, Liang Chen
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Patent number: 11147979Abstract: An implantable medical device (IMD) with an inductive coil for wireless communication and/or power transfer. The inductive coil may be disposed about a housing of the IMD. The housing may include a magnetically permeable material that is configured to operate as a flux concentrator for concentrating non-radiative near-field energy through the inductive coil. In some cases, the near-field energy may be captured and converted into electrical energy that may be used to recharge a rechargeable power source of the IMD.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2017Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.Inventors: William J. Linder, Keith R. Maile, Brendan Early Koop, Michael J. Root
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Patent number: 11119241Abstract: A downhole calliper tool is for measuring distance between the calliper tool and an interface in a well, such as a petroleum well or a geothermal well. The downhole calliper tool has an impulse radar system (of the CTBV-type) with at least one impulse radar unit configured for: a) transmitting electromagnetic pulses with the impulse radar unit in a direction away from the downhole calliper tool, and for b) receiving reflections of said electromagnetic pulses with the impulse radar unit, and for c) analyzing said reflections to determine the distance between the impulse system and the interface. The impulse radar system is designed for carrying out at least one distance determination per second, but preferably at least ten distance determinations per second.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2017Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Well ID ASInventor: Lars Øy
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Patent number: 11061161Abstract: An antenna assembly includes a tool mandrel having a tool axis and a coil including a plurality of windings wrapped about the tool mandrel at a winding angle offset from the tool axis. An antenna shield is secured to the tool mandrel and positioned radially outward from the coil. The antenna shield defines a plurality of slots extending perpendicular to the coil at any angular location about a circumference of the tool mandrel and the plurality of slots is provided in two or more dissimilar lengths.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2017Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Michael Bittar, Jin Ma, Hsu-Hsiang Wu
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Patent number: 11053793Abstract: A single layer antenna path profile is provided. An antenna assembly for the single layer antenna profile includes a bobbin having a cylindrical body defining an outer radial surface, an inner radial surface, and a central axis. The antenna assembly also includes one or more channels defined in the outer radial surface. In some aspects, each channel is defined by a continuously curved inner surface having a constant radius. In some aspects, the inner surface extends more than 180 but less than 360 and thereby defines an opening in the body. The antenna assembly also includes a coil including a wire wrapped about the bobbin and received within the one or more channels. In some aspects, an arcuate portion of the wire extends through the opening such that a portion of the wire protrudes out of the channel.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2017Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Jesse K. Hensarling, Brian Mohon, Alexei Korovin, Imran Sharif Vehra
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Patent number: 11016219Abstract: System and methods for encoding downhole image data are provided. Measurements collected by a downhole tool around a circumference of a borehole drilled within a formation are obtained. The acquired measurements are assigned to a plurality of azimuthal bins. Each azimuthal bin corresponds to an angular sector around the circumference of the borehole in which at least one of the measurements was collected by the downhole tool at a predetermined depth within the formation. At least one of a plurality of delta encoding schemes is selected for encoding the measurements assigned to the plurality of azimuthal bins. A delta-encoded binary representation of the measurements assigned to the plurality of bins is generated, based on the selected delta encoding scheme. The generated delta-encoded binary representation is transmitted from the downhole computing device to a surface computing device located at the surface of the borehole.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2017Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Laban M. Marsh, Paul F. Rodney
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Patent number: 10996367Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems that use magnetic complexes in wellbore monitoring. A well monitoring system may comprise magnetic complexes disposed in a subterranean formation, wherein the magnetic complexes each comprise a first magnetic portion, a second magnetic portion, and a spacer portion; and an electromagnetic interrogator, wherein the electromagnetic interrogator comprises an electromagnetic source and an electromagnetic detector.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2016Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Satyan Gopal Bhongale, Li Gao, Daniel Joshua Stark
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Patent number: 10948621Abstract: A dielectric logging tool for use in a borehole that penetrates a subsurface formation, includes: at least one wall-contacting face with one or more embedded microstrip antennas including a transmit antenna; an oscillator that supplies a transmit signal; a coherent receiver that measures the one or more scattering coefficients; and a processor that derives a formation property from the one or more scattering coefficients. The tool may be conveyed along a borehole, with the scattering coefficients and derived formation property values associated with tool position and orientation to provide a permittivity log.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2015Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Glenn Andrew Wilson, Luis San Martin, Li Pan, Burkay Donderici
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Patent number: 10918875Abstract: An implantable medical device (IMD) with a receiving coil for wireless power transfer. The receiving coil may be disposed about a flux concentrator located in a housing of the IMD. The flux concentrator may concentrate non-radiative near-field energy through the receiving coil. In some cases, the near-field energy may be captured and converted into electrical energy that may be used to recharge a rechargeable power source of the IMD.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2018Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.Inventors: Keith R. Maile, William J. Linder, Moira B. Sweeney, Ryan Peter Solstad
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Patent number: 10810944Abstract: An array substrate, a display panel and a display device are provided. The array substrate has a display area including display transistors and gate lines, and a non-display area surrounding the display area and including a gate driving circuit electrically connected to the gate lines. A display transistor includes a display active layer comprising amorphous silicon. The gate driving circuit includes stages of shift registers. A shift register includes a plurality of shift register transistors, a gate signal output terminal, and at least one bootstrap point. The shift register transistors in the shift register include at least one gate output transistor, and the at least one gate output transistor includes a gate electrode electrically connected to the at least one bootstrap point, a first electrode electrically connected to the gate signal output terminal, and a gate output active layer comprising polysilicon.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2018Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: SHANGHAI AVIC OPTO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Chang Su, Huijun Jin
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Patent number: 10704378Abstract: Downhole water level detecting apparatus for detecting the level of water in a formation in the region of a well installation. The detecting apparatus includes a transmitter for applying electrical signals to a signaling loop at a first location. The signaling loop includes a downhole metallic structure of the well installation and an earth return. The detecting apparatus also includes a detector for monitoring electrical signals in the signaling loop, and an evaluation unit arranged for determining a level of water in the formation relative to the downhole metallic structure in dependence on the monitored signals.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2016Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Expro North Sea LimitedInventors: Alexandra Vasil'evna Rogacheva, Robert Charles Bromwich, Bridget Mary Weston, Steven Martin Hudson
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Patent number: 10677043Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2018Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: The Charles Machine Works, Inc.Inventors: Michael F. Gard, Brian K. Bailey, Richard F. Sharp
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Patent number: 10677955Abstract: An example method includes measuring, with a sensor tool, an electromagnetic field generated by an excitation source in order to determine an azimuth angle from the sensor tool to the source. An initial calibration of the sensor tool is performed to generate a library of sensor tool constant coefficients. Each sensor tool coefficient in the library is associated with a different range of azimuth angles. A sensor tool constant coefficient is selected from the library of sensor tool constant coefficients in response to the azimuth angle from the sensor tool to the source. The gradient field component of down hole measurements provided by the sensor tool are then calibrated based on the selected sensor tool constant coefficient.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2015Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Yumei Tang, Hsu-Hsiang Wu
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Patent number: 10620429Abstract: In an electrowetting cell or system using the cell, electrode configuration and/or associated control of electrode drive signal(s) compensate for the impact of an external condition such as gravity, vibration or motion, which may otherwise cause distortion or aberration in the optical geometry of the fluid(s) of the electrowetting cell. The compensation technology may allow for larger electrowetting cell designs, whether lenses, prisms or other various electrowetting devices.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2017Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLCInventors: Alexander Jacob Schultz, John M. Reilly, James Michael Phipps
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Patent number: 10210290Abstract: Systems and methods are described for providing adjustable simulation of electric and magnetic fields of a system. Data is received that is indicative one or more parameters of an object in a three dimensional space. A first system of differential equations is to determine electric and magnetic field values are stored at a plurality of points of the three dimensional space and storing electric and magnetic field values in the computational mesh data structure. A second system of differential equations is solved to determine sensitivities of the determined electric and magnetic fields to changes in a first parameter of the object at points in the three dimensional space. Updated electric and magnetic field values are determined based on a user entered adjustment, the electric and magnetic field values in the computational mesh, and the sensitivities without re-solving the first system of differential equations or the second system of differential equations.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2016Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: Ansys, Inc.Inventors: Lars Eric Rickard Petersson, Jason Kurtz
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Patent number: 10012753Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for compensating for environmental conditions on electromagnetic measurements are provided. For example, a downhole logging tool may include a first transmitter coil, a second transmitter coil, and a first receiver coil. The first transmitter coil may provide a first magnetic signal in a wellbore having a conductive casing. The second transmitter coil may provide a second magnetic signal in the wellbore. The first receiver may obtain a first measurement relating to the first magnetic signal and a second measurement relating to the second magnetic signal. The first receiver coil may be near enough to the first transmitter coil and the second transmitter coil to obtain measurements predominantly in the near field eddy current regime. A ratio of the first measurement and the second measurement may cancel environmental dependencies of the first receiver coil.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2014Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Edward Nichols, Emmanuel Legendre, Jean-Luc Le Calvez
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Patent number: 9780569Abstract: A device for electrical energy supply and/or data supply of end devices using inductive coupling includes an oblong holding device and a number of adjacently arranged transmitting coils that generate magnetic field lines along the holding device. Structurally narrow end devices have flat receiving coils whose plane is oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal extension of the holding device.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2013Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GmbH & CO. KGInventors: Peter-Dominik Scholz, Johannes Kalhoff
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Patent number: 9767153Abstract: A method of data binning includes the steps of partitioning a circumference of a tool face into M number of sectors, defining each data point relating to resistivity information by a fidelity function g(?), assigning to each data point a weight for each of the M number of sectors, wherein the weight is associated with an integral of the fidelity function g(?) over the sector, and computing an average of the data points weighted by their respective weights for each of the M sectors.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2017Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Well Resolutions TechnologyInventor: Tsili Wang
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Patent number: 9678239Abstract: A system and method for imaging properties of subterranean formations in a wellbore is provided. The system comprises a formation sensor for collecting currents injected into the subterranean formations, the formation sensor positionable on a downhole tool deployable into the wellbore. The system comprises a controller for controlling the formation sensor and a formation imaging unit. The formation imaging unit comprises a current management unit for collecting data from the currents injected into the subterranean formations, the currents having at least two different frequencies. The formation imaging unit comprises a drilling mud data unit for determining at least one drilling mud parameter, a formation data unit for determining at least one formation parameter from the collected data, and an inversion unit for determining at least one formation property by inverting the at least one formation parameter.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2014Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Tarek M. Habashy, Andrew J. Hayman, Yong-Hua Chen, Dzevat Omeragic, Philip S Cheung
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Patent number: 9640858Abstract: Apparatus includes a device housing, a device face, a printed circuit board (PCB), and an antenna array. The device housing has a shape characterized by an axis, a planar housing surface that is perpendicular to the axis, and a housing sidewall that is parallel to the axis. The housing sidewall is positioned along a periphery of a planar housing surface. The device face is positioned at an opposite end of the device housing from the planar housing surface. The PCB is positioned between and parallel to the planar housing surface and the device face. The antenna array has multiple antenna elements at least some of which are electrically coupled to the PCB. The antenna array is configured to concentrate radiation of radio waves laterally through a radiation plane that is parallel to the sidewall of the housing and that is perpendicular to the device face and the planar housing surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLCInventors: Md Islam, Michael Russell
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Patent number: 9620061Abstract: The gate driver circuit is connected to a row of pixel units, each pixel unit includes a pixel driving module and a light-emitting device connected to each other, the pixel driving module including a driving transistor, a driving module and a compensating module, the compensating module being connected to a gate scanning signal, and the driving module being connected to a driving control signal and a driving voltage. The gate driver circuit includes a row pixel controlling unit configured to provide the gate scanning signal to the compensating module and provide the driving voltage to the driving module, so as to control the compensating module to compensate for a threshold voltage of the driving transistor; and a driving control unit configured to provide the driving control signal to the driving module so as to control the driving module to drive the light-emitting device.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2014Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Kun Cao, Zhongyuan Wu, Liye Duan
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Patent number: 9506848Abstract: A strain and crack sensor senses an amount of strain induced in an object. A receiving planar antenna has a first resonant frequency and is configured to receive a querying signal at the first resonant frequency. A transmitting planar antenna has a second resonant frequency that is twice the first resonant frequency. At least one of the receiving planar antenna and the transmitting planar antenna is bonded to the object so that at least one of strain induced in the object or a crack formed in the object causes a shift in at least one of the first resonant frequency or the second resonant frequency. A matching element is in electrical communication with the first planar antenna and the second planar antenna. The matching element is configured to cause the transmitting planar antenna to radiate a response signal in response to the querying signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2014Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: Georgia Tech Research CorporationInventors: Xiaohua Yi, Chunhee Cho, Benjamin Cook, Yang Wang, Manos Tentzeris, Roberto T. Leon
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Patent number: 9464888Abstract: A method and apparatus for sensing boundaries between materials are provided. The method for sensing boundaries between materials comprises the steps of: fixing sensing modules in place; transmitting and receiving radio frequency signals; and analyzing radio frequency signals. The method enables real-time detection of positions of the boundaries between materials and handling and monitoring of changes in the boundary positions. The apparatus for sensing boundaries between materials comprises at least two sensing modules, or a radio frequency transmitting unit and a plurality of radio frequency signals receiving unit, or a plurality of radio frequency transmitting unit and a radio frequency signals receiving unit. The radio frequency signals are transmitted, received and analyzed by the radio frequency transmitting unit and the radio frequency signals receiving unit to determine the boundary positions and changes therein.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2013Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: National AppliedResearch LaboratoriesInventors: Chun-Ming Huang, Chen-Chia Chen, Yung-Bin Lin, Chien-Ming Wu
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Patent number: 9435909Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method to produce an image of a subsurface formation using directional measurements. A downhole logging tool having one or more transmitters and one or more receivers, and being capable of making directional measurement, is used to measure the voltage in a particular receiver due to a particular transmitter for one or more transmitter/receiver pairs, at least one of those voltage measurements being a directional measurement. The complex (phasor) voltage recorded on a receiver coil is divided by the complex voltage recorded at another reference receiver coil. Alternatively, we can use the ratio of a receiver voltage at a particular rotation angle of the tool divided by the voltage on the same receiver when the tool has rotated by an angle of 180 degrees. The information in those ratios is combined to produce images of the resistivity of the subsurface formation surrounding the tool.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2012Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Gerald Minerbo, Sofia Davydycheva, Jian Yang
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Patent number: 9161429Abstract: A neutron generator includes a conductive substrate comprising a plurality of conductive nanostructures with free-standing tips and a source of an atomic species to introduce the atomic species in proximity to the free-standing tips. A target placed apart from the substrate is voltage biased relative to the substrate to ionize and accelerate the ionized atomic species toward the target. The target includes an element capable of a nuclear fusion reaction with the ionized atomic species to produce a one or more neutrons as a reaction by-product.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2012Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Thomas Schenkel, Arun Persaud, Rehan Kapadia, Ali Javey, Constance Chang-Hasnain, Ivo Rangelow, Joe Kwan
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Publication number: 20150137817Abstract: Illustrative permanent electromagnetic (EM) monitoring systems and methods have a casing string positioned inside a borehole and equipped with one or more EM transducer modules having a layer of soft magnetic material that substantially encircles the casing string to amplify a signal response of a magnetic field transmitting and/or sensing element. The layer preferably has an axial dimension at least twice an axial dimension of the magnetic field sensing element, with a relative permeability at least twice that of the casing material. The magnetic field transmitting element can be a coil. The magnetic field sensing element can be a coil or a piezoelectric or magnetostrictive element that applies stress to an optical fiber. A well interface system communicates with the one or more EM transducer modules to transmit and/or collect EM signals over time. Additional casing strings may be provided in other nearby boreholes to enable tomographic mapping and monitoring of fluid interfaces in the reservoir.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2013Publication date: May 21, 2015Inventors: Glenn A. WILSON, Burkay Donderici
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Patent number: 8947092Abstract: A method for analyzing a subterranean formation porosity is disclosed. The apparent dielectric constant of the subterranean formation and an apparent resistivity of the subterranean formation are measured. The measured values are used to determine a measured formation loss tangent. The formation water loss tangent can be expressed by the water dielectric constant and the water resistivity. The measured formation loss tangent and the formation water loss tangent are then used to determine at least one of an actual dielectric constant of the subterranean formation water and an actual resistivity of the subterranean formation water. The actual formation porosity may be obtained using the estimated water resistivity and water dielectric constant.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2013Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Jing Li, Michael Bittar, Gary Kainer, Marvin Rourke
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Publication number: 20150015264Abstract: Methods, systems, devices and products for evaluating an earth formation. Methods include estimating at least one property of the earth formation using at least one polarization parameter estimated using a real part and an imaginary part of a permittivity of the earth formation at a plurality of frequencies, where the real parts and the imaginary parts are based on measurements obtained using an electromagnetic tool in a borehole penetrating the earth formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2013Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventor: Vitaly Nikolaevich Dorovsky
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Patent number: 8917094Abstract: Downhole tools and techniques acquire information regarding nearby conductors such as pipes, well casing, and conductive formations. At least some method embodiments provide a current flow along a drill string in a borehole. The current flow disperses into the surrounding formation and causes a secondary current flow in the nearby conductor. The magnetic field from the secondary current flow can be detected using one or more azimuthally-sensitive antennas. Direction and distance estimates may be obtainable from the azimuthally-sensitive measurements, and can be used as the basis for steering the drillstring relative to the distant conductor. Possible techniques for providing current flow in the drillstring include imposing a voltage across an insulated gap or using a toroid around the drillstring to induce the current flow.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2011Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Michael S. Bittar, Jing Li
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Publication number: 20140368197Abstract: A resistivity measuring tool used in a drillstring having a drill bit on a distal end for drilling a wellbore in a formation includes a tool body having a longitudinal axis, a sensor configured to measure the angular position of the tool body relative to the wellbore, at least one axial antenna including a wire winding for generating an axial magnetic moment parallel with the longitudinal axis, and at least one transverse antenna. The transverse antenna includes an antenna body disposed within a pocket extending radially inward from an outer surface of the tool body and one or more turns of wire wound around the antenna body, the wire winding generating a transverse magnetic moment orthogonal to the longitudinal axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2014Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventor: Tsili WANG
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Publication number: 20140368198Abstract: An antenna insulating structure for a well logging instrument includes an antenna bed disposed in a recess formed in an exterior of an instrument mandrel. A feed through port is disposed in the recess and provides a passage between the recess and an atmospheric chamber in the instrument mandrel. An antenna is disposed on the antenna bed and is electrically coupled to the atmospheric chamber through a feedthrough disposed in the port. The port is filled with a sealing material. An antenna cover is disposed on the antenna. At least one of the antenna bed, the sealing material and the antenna cover is made from polyether ether ketone (PEEK) or a composite material thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2012Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Frank Espinosa, Golchehreh Salamat, Bryan Keith Rogers, Tudor Palaghita, Dean M. Homan
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Patent number: 8901933Abstract: The invention is concerned with a tool and method for determining a downhole parameter. The tool is located in mud surrounded by a formation and comprising a first electrode spaced at a distance from the formation for measuring a first impedance. There is a second electrode located at a second distance from the formation for measuring a second impedance. There is a processing unit for measuring a difference between the first impedance and the second impedance and wherein the parameter is determined based on the difference.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2009Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventor: Andrew Hayman
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Patent number: 8901931Abstract: A method for water monitoring about a deviated well is disclosed. The method includes positioning a series of electromagnetic (EM) receivers in a completed deviated wellbore, said receivers being spaced along substantially the length of the well located in a region of a reservoir to be monitored. The method also includes positioning an electromagnetic (EM) source at a first Earth surface location. Then the EM source is activated for a first survey measurement of the reservoir, and an EM field detected at each EM receiver is recorded. The EM source is moved to a second Earth surface location, and activated for a second survey measurement of the reservoir, and an EM field detected at each EM receiver is recorded. From the first and second survey measurements at each of the receivers, an inversion is performed to determine position of water about (and specifically below) the horizontal well.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2010Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventor: Cengiz Esmersoy
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Patent number: 8901932Abstract: The invention is concerned with a tool and method for imaging a formation through a substantially non-conductive medium. The tool comprises first circuitry for injecting a current into the formation, wherein a complex impedance to the current is measured. Second circuitry for determining a phase angle of an impedance of the non-conductive medium and third circuitry for determining a component of the complex impedance that is orthogonal to the phase angle.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2009Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventor: Andrew Hayman
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Patent number: 8884624Abstract: This disclosure relates to a downhole logging tool for acquiring data in an earth formation. In one embodiment, the downhole logging tool has a tool body with a longitudinal axis, a set of antennas located on the tool body and including coil windings forming a closed-loop pattern, and a shield disposed over the antennas and having an arrangement of slots with each slot being substantially perpendicular to a proximate portion of at least one of the underlying coil windings, wherein the path length around each slot is more than twice the length of the distance between the slot and a directly adjacent slot along an arc of the coil windings. The downhole logging tool may be a wireline or while-drilling tool, and it may be an induction or propagation tool.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2013Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Dean M. Homan, Gerald N. Minerbo, Robert C. Smith
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Patent number: 8854044Abstract: A formation core analysis system can include an inner barrel and a toroidal electromagnetic antenna which transmits electromagnetic signals into a formation core when the core is received in the inner barrel. Another formation core analysis system can include an inner barrel and multiple longitudinally spaced apart electrodes which electrically contact a formation core when the core is received in the inner barrel. A speed of displacement of the core into the inner barrel may be indicated by differences between measurements taken via the electrodes as the core displaces into the inner barrel. A method of measuring resistivity of a formation core as the core is being cut can include transmitting electromagnetic signals into the core from a toroidal electromagnetic antenna as the core is being cut by a coring bit.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2012Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Haliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Michael S. Bittar, Gary E. Weaver
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Patent number: 8847600Abstract: An apparatus for estimating a property of an earth formation penetrated by a borehole, apparatus including: a carrier configured to be conveyed through the borehole; a transducer disposed at the carrier and configured to transmit and/or receive electromagnetic energy into and/or from the earth formation to estimate the property; wherein the transducer includes a plurality of inductively coupled elements in a series, each element configured to transmit and/or receive electromagnetic energy and at least a first connection to a first element in the plurality and a second connection to a second element in the plurality with at least one of the first element and the second element being disposed between end transducer elements in the series.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2011Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Baker Hughes IncorporatedInventors: Jack Signorelli, Samuel R. Bell, Stanislav W. Forgang, Sheng Fang