# US 12,000,263 B2 · Environmental sensing wireline standoff

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- Number: US 12,000,263 B2
- Document ID: US12000263B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/735,977
- Filed: 2022-05-03
- Published: 2022-08-18
- Granted: 2024-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2017-12-04
- Applicants: Guy Wheater; Stuart Huyton
- Inventors: Guy Wheater; Stuart Huyton
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12000263B2

## CPC

- E21B 47/017: Protecting measuring instruments
- E21B 17/023: {Arrangements for connecting cables or wirelines to downhole devices}
- E21B 17/10: Wear protectors; Centralising devices {, e.g. stabilisers}
- E21B 47/12: Means for transmitting measuring-signals or control signals from the well to the surface, or from the surface to the well, e.g. for logging while drilling
- E21B 17/206: {with conductors, e.g. electrical, optical}
- E21B: EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS

## Abstract

The use of an environmental sensing wireline standoff may improve operations during borehole logging procedures. An environmental sensing wireline standoff may comprise a lower body, an upper body, and a cable insert. The cable insert may further comprise a first segment and a second segment, wherein the cable insert is disposed between the lower body and the upper body, and wherein the cable insert is configurable to clamp directly onto a wireline cable. The environmental sensing wireline standoff may further comprise a sensor package. A method of assembling an environmental sensing wireline standoff may comprise securing a first segment of a cable insert into a lower body, securing a second segment of the cable insert into an upper body, attaching the sensor package to the upper body, and securing the lower body to the upper body.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An apparatus for determining wellbore conditions and assessing a range of wireline logging conveyance risks, comprising:
a lower body;
an upper body comprising a first section, having a longitudinal extending bore, and a second section;
a pair of cable inset halves;
a sensor package comprising a stem portion, a containment portion, and one or more sensors, wherein the stem portion is threadedly secured within the longitudinal extending bore, and wherein the containment portion is disposed within the second section; and
one or more fasteners, wherein the one or more fasteners are configured to couple the lower body, the upper body, the pair of cable insert halves, and the sensor package together onto a wireline cable.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more fasteners comprise nuts and bolts, washers, screws, pins, sockets, rods and studs, hinges, or any combinations thereof.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the lower body and upper body comprise a plurality of fins.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the plurality of fins comprise holes for housing rollers.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more sensors comprise a pressure sensor gauge, a thermocouple, tri-axial accelerometers, tri-axial magnetometers, or any combinations thereof.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more sensors are sealed within the sensor package, disposed on an outer surface of the sensor package, or a combination thereof.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second section completely covers the containment portion of the sensor package.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second section partially covers the containment portion of the sensor package.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second section comprises a protective band.