Measurement tool installation apparatus and method
OwnerJohn Carl Jackson, Lachlan Kennelly +2inventors
InventorsJohn Carl Jackson, Lachlan Kennelly, Lee Webb, Roland Greenwood
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Abstract
An installation apparatus for a measurement tool in an underground mine with overhead drill holes, the installation apparatus comprising: a support that can be removably secured to the ceiling, wall and/or ground of the mine, and an installation conduit that can be removably coupled to the support and aligned with the drill hole to deploy a survey and/or geophysical tool into the open drill hole.
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An installation apparatus for a measurement tool in an underground mine with overhead drill holes, the installation apparatus comprising:
- a support that can be removably secured to ground of the mine, and
- an installation conduit that can be removably coupled to the support and, the installation conduit having a top opening configured to at least partially insert into an overhead drill hole,
- the installation conduit configured to be supported in position by the support and configured to deploy a survey and/or geophysical tool through the installation conduit and into the overhead drill hole.
A method of installing a measurement tool in an underground mine with overhead drill holes into a formation comprising, in any order:
- attaching an installation conduit to a support, the support removably securable to the ground of the mine,
- aligning a top opening of the installation conduit in position with the support secured to the ground,
- feeding the measurement tool through the installation conduit to deploy the measurement tool in the drill hole.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.