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US 9,400,765 B2Granted
Tool service life sensor with wireless connectivity
AssigneeSensor Development Corporation
InventorOivind Godager
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Abstract
Apparatus for calculating service life expectancy of wellbore intervention tools comprising one or more sensors, power means, control means and wireless connectivity means. Also a method of the measuring and calculating the service life expectancy of wellbore intervention tools using this apparatus.
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An apparatus for calculating the service life expectancy of wellbore intervention tools, the apparatus comprising:
- one or more sensors for measuring physical properties associated with the operation of at least one wellbore intervention tool;
- a controller located at or near the location of the one or more sensors for acquiring data from the one or more sensors indicative of the occurrence of events associated with the operation of at least one wellbore intervention tool and time information associated with the events;
- a power supply for powering the controller;
- a control device located remotely from the controller and the one or more sensors;
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- connectivity apparatus facilitating communication between the controller and the control device;
- wherein at least of the controller and the control device evaluates the data from the one or more sensors indicative of the occurrence of events associated with the operation of at least one wellbore intervention tool and time information associated with the events to provide a prediction of reduction remaining wellbore intervention tool service-life.
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An apparatus for calculating the service life expectancy of a wellbore tool, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one sensor for measuring a physical property associated with the operation of a wellbore tool;
- a controller the acquires data from the at least one sensor indicative of the occurrence of events associated with the operation of the wellbore tool and time information associated with such events and records the data;
- a power supply for powering the controller;
- a control device located remotely from the controller and the at least one sensor;
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- a communication link between the controller and the control device;
- wherein the control device is configured to evaluate the data to predict the remaining service-life of the wellbore tool.
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A method for calculating the service life expectancy of a wellbore tool, comprising:
- measuring a physical property associated with the operation of a wellbore tool with at least one sensor;
- acquiring and recording data from the at least one sensor indicative of the occurrence of events associated with the operation of the wellbore tool and time information associated with such events with a controller;
- providing the data from the controller to a control device located remotely from the controller and the at least one sensor;
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- evaluating the data with the control device to predict the remaining service-life of the wellbore tool.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.