Core Barrel Capacity Gauge
AssigneeCoretrack Pty Ltd
InventorDamian Jonathon Stockton
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Abstract
A core barrel capacity gauge for use on a core barrel assembly having a barrel for receiving a core sample. The core barrel capacity gauge includes a core sample marker located within the barrel such that the core sample marker rests against the top of the drilled core sample and a marker location sensor. The marker location sensor is arranged to detect the location of the core sample marker within the barrel.
Claims20
A core barrel capacity gauge for use on a core barrel assembly having a barrel for receiving a core sample, the core barrel capacity gauge comprising:
- a core sample marker located within the barrel such that the core sample marker rests against a top of a drilled core sample, and
- a marker location sensor arranged to detect a position of the core sample marker within the barrel.
A core barrel capacity gauge for use on a core barrel assembly having a barrel for receiving a core sample, the core barrel capacity gauge comprising:
- a core sample marker in the barrel and adapted to rests against a top of a drilled core sample, and
- a marker location sensor arranged to detect a position of the core sample marker within the barrel.
A method for detecting a position of a core sample within a core barrel assembly comprising:
- receiving at least one core sample in a barrel of the assembly;
- positioning a core sample marker in the barrel and on the at least one core sample in the barrel;
- detecting a position of the core sample marker in the barrel;
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- using the position of the core sample marker in the barrel to determine a condition of the at least one core sample.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.