Sensor unit for monitoring a tubular
AssigneeSalunda Limited
InventorAlan Patrick John Finlay
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Abstract
A sensor unit for a fingerboard latch assembly that comprises a latch bracket and a latch rotatably supported on the latch bracket is mountable on the latch. The sensor unit comprises a sensor configured to sense an adjacent tubular, and a processor that processes the output of the sensor to provide a tubular monitor signal representing the presence or absence of an adjacent tubular A wireless communication unit wirelessly communicates the tubular monitor signal. This allows a wireless sensor unit to be provided that is suitable for operation in remote locations and can verify the presence or absence of tubular to ensure it is securely stored in a fingerboard.
Claims29
A sensor unit for monitoring a tubular adjacent a fingerboard latch assembly mounted on a fingerboard comprising a latch bracket and a latch rotatably supported on the latch bracket, wherein the sensor unit comprises:
- a sensor configured to sense an adjacent tubular;
- a processor arranged to receive the output of the sensor and to generate a tubular monitor signal representing the presence or absence and/or representing the position of an adjacent tubular.
A sensor unit for monitoring a piece of drilling equipment, the sensor unit comprising:
- a sensor configured to sense an adjacent piece of drilling equipment;
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- a processor arranged to receive the output of the sensor and to generate an equipment monitor signal representing the presence or absence and/or representing the location of an adjacent piece of drilling equipment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.