US 2026/0298073 A1 · System and Method for Non-Magnetic and Touchless Sucker Rod Inspection and Evaluation

Abstract

Sucker rod components are inspected by scanning surfaces of the sucker rod component using one or more emitters and one or more detectors in a scan. A processing unit generates a geometric profile of the surfaces of the sucker rod components based on the scan, and the processing unit determines if there is any discontinuity between the geometric profile and a stored surface profile defining the expected shape, dimension, counter, etc. The processing unit measures parameters associated with the discontinuity and compares the geometric parameters to geometric limits, which define any tolerance, range, etc. that would fail inspection. The sucker rod component can then be rejected and accepted based on the comparison.

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Dependent claims

A method used on a plurality of sucker rods, each sucker rod having a sucker rod component to be inspected, the method comprising:

storing, in memory, a surface profile associated with the sucker rod component;
and
storing, in the memory, a geometric limit associated with the sucker rod component;
wherein for the sucker rod component to be inspected on each of the sucker rods, the method comprises:
scanning, in a scan using at least one emitter and at least one detector, a surface of the sucker rod component;
generating, with at least one processor, a geometric profile of the surface of the sucker rod component based on the scan;
determining, with the at least one processor, any discontinuity between the geometric profile and the surface profile;
measuring, with the at least one processor, a geometric parameter associated with the any discontinuity;
comparing, in a comparison with the at least one processor, the geometric parameter to the geometric limit;
and
generating, with the at least one processor, an assessment of the sucker rod component based on the comparison.

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A system used on a plurality of sucker rods, each sucker rod having a given sucker rod component to be inspected, the system comprising:

memory storing a surface profile associated with the given sucker rod component and storing a geometric limit associated with the given sucker rod component;
at least one emitter configured to emit electromagnetic radiation onto a surface of the given sucker rod component;
at least one detector being configured to detect signals after interaction of the emitted electromagnetic radiation with the surface of the given sucker rod component;
and
at least one processor in operable communication with the memory, the at least one emitter, and the at least one detector, wherein for the sucker rod component to be inspected on each of the sucker rods, the at least one processor is configured to:
scan the surface of the given sucker rod component in a scan using the at least one emitter and the at least one detector;
generate a geometric profile of the surface of the given sucker rod component based on the scan;
determine any discontinuity between the geometric profile and the surface profile;
measure a geometric parameter associated with the any discontinuity;
compare the geometric parameter in a comparison to the geometric limit;
and
generate an assessment of the given sucker rod component based on the comparison.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and Method for Non-Magnetic and Touchless Sucker Rod Inspection and Evaluation

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System and Method for Non-Magnetic and Touchless Sucker Rod Inspection and Evaluation

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