Testing of drill pipe inspection equipment
AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorCorey J. Davis
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Abstract
An equipment testing apparatus may include one or more test connections. The equipment testing apparatus may also include a power cable and/or power supply in electrical communication with the one or more test connections. The power cable and/or power supply may be configured to provide electrical energy to the one or more test connections to verify the performance of various components of the equipment to be tested. In particular, an equipment testing apparatus may be configured to verify the performance of various components of drill pipe inspection equipment. Components of drill pipe inspection equipment that are tested may include a drive motor, an electromagnetic coil, and a signal cable.
Claims19
A testing apparatus for a drill pipe inspection equipment, comprising:
- a first test connector;
- a second test connector;
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- a fault indicator configured to indicate an operational condition of at least one element of the drill pipe inspection equipment when coupled to the first and second test connectors, the at least one element of the drill pipe inspection equipment configured to inspect a drill pipe for one or more of structural integrity of a tubular portion of the drill pipe, material composition of the drill pipe, material thickness of the drill pipe, corrosion of the drill pipe, or deformation of the drill pipe.
A testing apparatus for a drill pipe inspection equipment, comprising:
- a first test connector;
- a second test connector;
- a fault indicator configured to indicate an operational condition of at least one element of the drill pipe inspection equipment coupled to the first and second test connectors, the at least one element of drill pipe inspection equipment configured to inspect drill pipe for two or more of structural integrity of the drill pipe, material composition of the drill pipe, material thickness of the drill pipe, corrosion of the drill pipe, or deformation of the drill pipe of the drill pipe;
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- a switch configured to selectively allow electrical communication between the first test connector and the second test connector, the switch including a three-position reverse switch.
A method for testing a drill pipe inspection equipment, comprising:
- accessing the drill pipe inspection equipment configured to inspect a drill pipe, wherein the drill pipe inspection equipment includes:
- a first test connection configured to selectively allow electrical communication therethrough;
- a second test connection configured to selectively allow electrical communication therethrough;
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- a third test connection including a third input configured to selectively allow electrical therethrough;
- coupling a motor to the first test connection and selectively allowing electrical communication thereto;
- with the motor coupled to the first test connection, testing a motor direction;
- coupling at least one electromagnetic coil to the second test connection and allowing electrical communication thereto;
- with the at least one electromagnetic coil coupled to the second test connection, testing an electromagnetic field of the at least one electromagnetic coil;
- coupling a signal cable to the third test connection and allowing electrical communication thereto;
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- with the signal cable coupled to the third test connection, testing a condition of multiple wires inside the signal cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.