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US 12,429,331 B2Granted
Feature determination and calibration of pipeline geometry and features utilizing controlled fluid waves
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsPhilippe Quero, Jeremy C. Nicholson, Oluwatosin Ogundare, David Bennett
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Abstract
Systems and methods of the present disclosure relate to identifying geometric features of a conduit. A method includes controlling a flow into or out of a conduit to induce pressure waves in the conduit; measuring, with a pressure transducer, pressure responses in the conduit due to contact of the pressure waves with a geometric feature of the conduit; and identifying the geometric feature, based on the pressure responses.
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A method comprising:
- controlling a flow into or out of a conduit to induce at least two positive pressure waves of at least two negative pressure waves in the conduit using a pump or pressure wave inducement source;
- measuring, with a pressure transducer, pressure responses in the conduit due to contact of the at least two positive pressure waves or at least two negative pressure waves with a geometric feature of the conduit;
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- identifying the geometric feature, based on differences in the pressure responses from the at least two positive pressure waves or at least two negative pressure waves.
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A method comprising:
- controlling a flow into or out of a conduit that includes a bend to induce pressure waves in the conduit;
- measuring pressure responses in the conduit due to contact of the pressure waves with the bend;
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- identifying a shape of the bend, based on the pressure responses.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.