Bend measurements of adjustable motor assemblies using inclinometers
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorGustav Edward Lange
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Abstract
A wellbore assembly is provided that can include a first motor housing assembly member and a second motor housing assembly member that can bend relative to the first motor housing assembly at a bend location. The assembly can also include a first inclinometer positioned on a sembly side of the bend location to determine a first inclination and a second inclinometer positioned on a second side of the bend location to determine a second inclination. Based on the first and second inclinations, the amount of bend or bend direction of the second motor housing assembly member relative to the first motor housing assembly member can be determined.
Claims26
An assembly usable with a drill string in a wellbore, the assembly comprising:
- a first motor housing assembly member;
- a second motor housing assembly member coupled to the first motor housing assembly member and bendable relative to the first motor housing assembly member at a bend location in the wellbore;
- a first inclinometer positioned on a first side of the bend location to determine a first inclination;
- and
- a second inclinometer positioned on a second side of the bend location to determine an amount of bend of the second motor housing assembly member relative to the first motor housing assembly member by determining a second inclination.
The assembly of claim 13, wherein the plurality of second inclinometers are equidistant around a circumference of the second motor housing assembly member.
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device, a first inclination measurement detected by a first inclinometer;
- bending a first motor housing assembly member relative to a second motor housing assembly member at a bend location in a wellbore;
- receiving, by the computing device, a second inclination measurement detected by a second inclinometer;
- and
- determining, by the computing device, an amount of bend or bend direction of the second motor housing assembly member relative to the first motor housing assembly member based on the first and second inclination measurements.
A computing device comprising:
- a processing device;
- a memory device in which instructions executable by the processing device are stored, wherein the instructions comprise:
- receiving a first inclination measurement detected by a first inclinometer;
- receiving a second inclination measurement detected by a second inclinometer;
- and
- determining an amount of bend or bend direction of the second motor housing assembly member relative to the first motor housing assembly member based on the first and second inclination measurements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.