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US 12,595,705 B2Granted
Continuous measurement gauge wear device while drilling
AssigneeKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology
InventorsAhmed Galal Mahmoud Abdelkader, Shehab Ahmed
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Abstract
A continuous wear measuring device for measuring a wear in a well tool includes a probe configured to wear simultaneously with the well tool, and a control unit electrically connected to the probe and configured to continuously measure a parameter of the probe. The control unit is configured to map a measured value of the parameter to a wear amount of the well tool.
Claims20
A continuous wear measuring device for measuring a wear in a well tool, the device comprising:
- a probe configured to wear simultaneously with the well tool;
- a probe enclosure configured to house the probe, the probe enclosure having a slot to expose the probe to a well in which the well tool is located;
- a control unit electrically connected to the probe and configured to continuously measure a parameter of the probe;
- and
- an electronics housing configured to house the control unit and to contact the probe enclosure,
- wherein the control unit is configured to map a measured value of the parameter to a wear amount of the well tool, and
- wherein the probe enclosure and the electronics housing are configured to be inserted into a cavity of the well tool.
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A well tool comprising:
- a body having a blade, the blade being configured to remove material from a formation;
- a sensor attachment fixed in a cavity formed in the blade;
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- a continuous wear measuring device for measuring a wear in the well tool,
- wherein the continuous wear measuring device is configured to be removably attached to an interior of the sensor attachment, and
- wherein the continuous wear measuring device is configured to wear simultaneously with the well tool and is configured to map a measured value of a parameter to a wear amount of the well tool.
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A continuous wear measuring device kit comprising:
- a sensor attachment having an internal, circumferential groove;
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- a continuous wear measuring device having an external, circumferential ridge that is sized to mate with the groove,
- wherein the sensor attachment is configured to be brazed inside a hole in a well tool, and
- wherein the continuous wear measuring device is configured to continuously measure a wear in the well tool as a probe of the continuous wear measuring device simultaneously wears with the well tool.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.