Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System, method and apparatus for determining the disposition of structural features present in borehole cores
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Application No.: US15549302Application Date: 2016-02-10
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Publication No.: US11022718B2Publication Date: 2021-06-01
- Inventor: Grant Alexander Wilson , John David Wilson , Martin Muller
- Applicant: Imdex Global B.V.
- Applicant Address: NL Zuidoost
- Assignee: Imdex Global B.V.
- Current Assignee: Imdex Global B.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL Zuidoost
- Agent Felix L. Fischer
- Priority: ZA2015/00960 20150210
- International Application: PCT/IB2016/000106 WO 20160210
- International Announcement: WO2016/128820 WO 20160818
- Main IPC: G01V99/00
- IPC: G01V99/00 ; G01N33/24

Abstract:
A system method and apparatus for determining the disposition or orientation of a structural feature or structural feature present in a borehole core, such as a core sample. The apparatus is provided to capture data on structural features present in the core sample. The apparatus includes an orientation arrangement configured to determine the orientation, or change in orientation, of the apparatus, and a data-capturing arrangement configured to capture orientation data generated by the orientation arrangement. The orientation arrangement may include a gyroscope. The apparatus also includes an alignment arrangement operable to align the apparatus with a structural feature relating to the core sample. The alignment arrangement may include an alignment indicator operable to provide visual indication on the surface of the core sample. The method may include real-time delivery of data from the point of acquisition to cloud-based storage.
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