- Patent Title: Method for locating casing downhole using offset XY magnetometers
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Application No.: US13944380Application Date: 2013-07-17
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Publication No.: US09863236B2Publication Date: 2018-01-09
- Inventor: Francis Chad Hanak , Martin Blanz
- Applicant: Francis Chad Hanak , Martin Blanz
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
- Current Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Main IPC: G01V11/00
- IPC: G01V11/00 ; E21B47/022 ; G01V3/28 ; G01V3/38 ; E21B44/00 ; E21B47/09 ; G01V3/26

Abstract:
An apparatus, method and computer-readable medium for locating a joint of a casing disposed in a borehole are disclosed. The apparatus includes a sensor oriented in a plane orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the casing. The sensor measures a magnetic field induced in the casing by the earth's magnetic field. A tool conveys the sensor through the casing along a path that is radially offset from a longitudinal axis of the casing. Transverse magnetic field measurements are obtained by the sensor at a plurality of depths along the casing. A change in the transverse measurements is identified and used to determine the location of the casing joint.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150025805A1 Method for Locating Casing Downhole Using Offset XY Magnetometers Public/Granted day:2015-01-22
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