G01C17/04

METHOD FOR ORIENTING WHIPSTOCK FOR CASING EXIT IN VERTICAL AND NEAR VERTICAL WELLS USING XY MAGNETOMETERS
20190024467 · 2019-01-24 · ·

A system and method for orienting a tool in a near vertical wellbore. The system includes a tool string having a whipstock at an end thereof, at least two magnetometers oriented transverse to a longitudinal axis of the tool string, and a processor. A first set of magnetic measurements of the earths' magnetic field is obtained during rotation of the tool using a first of the at least two magnetometers and a second set of magnetic measurements of the earth's magnetic field is obtained during rotation using a second of the at least two magnetometers. The processor fits a curve to the first and second sets of magnetic measurements to determine a peak value, determines magnetic north from the determined peak value, determines a toolface orientation of the drill string with respect to the determined magnetic north, and anchors the whipstock at the selected depth and toolface orientation.

METHOD FOR ORIENTING WHIPSTOCK FOR CASING EXIT IN VERTICAL AND NEAR VERTICAL WELLS USING XY MAGNETOMETERS
20190024467 · 2019-01-24 · ·

A system and method for orienting a tool in a near vertical wellbore. The system includes a tool string having a whipstock at an end thereof, at least two magnetometers oriented transverse to a longitudinal axis of the tool string, and a processor. A first set of magnetic measurements of the earths' magnetic field is obtained during rotation of the tool using a first of the at least two magnetometers and a second set of magnetic measurements of the earth's magnetic field is obtained during rotation using a second of the at least two magnetometers. The processor fits a curve to the first and second sets of magnetic measurements to determine a peak value, determines magnetic north from the determined peak value, determines a toolface orientation of the drill string with respect to the determined magnetic north, and anchors the whipstock at the selected depth and toolface orientation.

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOTE RANGE-OF-MOTION TESTING

An apparatus for performing a remote test of range of motion of a person operating a user device includes a transceiver, a processor, and a display. The transceiver is configured to transmit a link to the user device and to receive motion data from the user device. The processor is configured to calculate in real time, based on the motion data, the position of the user device to enable real-time display to a test provider of the performance of the test and to determine in real time the quality of the test. The display is configured to show in real time a continuous indication of the performance of the test and quality results of the test. A method for performing a remote test of range of motion of a person operating a user device is also described and claimed.