G01N27/90

Workflow and visualization for localization of concentric pipe collars

A method and system for visualizing data to detect a collar. A method may comprise disposing an electromagnetic logging tool downhole; emitting an electromagnetic field from the transmitter; energizing a casing with the electromagnetic field to produce an eddy current; recording the eddy current from the casing with the receiver; creating a variable-density-log from the recorded eddy current; selecting a wrapping period for the variable-density-log; creating a wrapped-variable-density-log from the variable-density-log using the wrapping period; and determining at least one collar location and a pipe index with the wrapped-variable-density-log. A system for to detect a collar may comprise an electromagnetic logging tool. The electromagnetic logging tool may comprise a transmitter and a receiver, wherein the transmitter and the receiver may be a coil. The system may further comprise an information handling system.

Non-contact speed encoder

An eddy current (EC) detection system comprises an EC probe including a plurality of sensors to provide corresponding EC response signals; and processing circuitry to evaluate speed of the EC probe based on a measurement of similarity of the EC response signals; determine whether the speed of the EC probe is too fast or two slow based on quality of the measurement; and generate a command to adjust speed of the EC probe during further EC inspection.

BIG DATA-BASED BATTERY INSPECTION METHOD

The present invention relates to a big data-based battery inspection method. Specifically, the present invention is for providing a big data-based battery inspection method which applies information on a metal part of a battery measured by an eddy current sensor to a discrimination function so as to quickly inspect the state of the metal part.

Metal loss severity in multistring configurations using pipe inspection tools with deep azimuthal sensitivity

The disclosure provides a method of evaluating wellbore casing integrity for a wellbore casing configuration. In one example, the method includes providing one or more electromagnetic signals to at least one casing of the wellbore casing configuration, receiving an electromagnetic response measurement that is based on the one or more electromagnetic signals from a selected circumferential portion of the at least one casing of the wellbore casing configuration, and processing the electromagnetic response measurement to produce a metal loss calculation for the selected circumferential portion of the at least one casing of the wellbore casing configuration. A wellbore casing integrity tool and a wellbore casing integrity computing device for evaluating wellbore casing integrity are also provided.

MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE

A measurement system, its assembly and use are disclose. The system may include an instrument for making sensor measurements. The instrument has a substantially cylindrical housing. The shape and size allow the instrument to easily fit in an average hand enabling handheld operation. The housing houses a board stack of electronic boards. These electronics drive an electrical signal in at least one drive channel and measure responses from at least two sensing channels. These responses are provided to a processor for analysis. The instrument has a sensor connector that enables simultaneous electrical and mechanical attachment of an end effector.

MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE

A measurement system, its assembly and use are disclose. The system may include an instrument for making sensor measurements. The instrument has a substantially cylindrical housing. The shape and size allow the instrument to easily fit in an average hand enabling handheld operation. The housing houses a board stack of electronic boards. These electronics drive an electrical signal in at least one drive channel and measure responses from at least two sensing channels. These responses are provided to a processor for analysis. The instrument has a sensor connector that enables simultaneous electrical and mechanical attachment of an end effector.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING SENSOR READINGS
20230057972 · 2023-02-23 ·

A system and method to evaluate and/or classify non-destructive testing sensor data, the system and method including: a transmitter configured to provide energy to a material; one or more sensors configured to convert the energy returned from the material into sensor data; a receiver configured to receive sensor data; an attenuation inversion module configured to apply a mathematical transformation to the sensor data to provide transformed sensor data; an analysis module configured to process the transformed sensor data to provided processed sensor date, by: determining values from the transformed sensor data; applying mathematical transformations to the values to produce a set of single values that represent the sensor data; a classification module configured to classify the processed sensor data; and an output module configured to output the results of the classification.

Eddy current probe

A flexible eddy current probe for non-destructive testing of a metallic object may include one or more plus-point coils and a flexible printed circuit having first and second parallel sides, third and fourth parallel sides, and a number of adjacent strips. The strips have first and second ends that are contiguous with the first and second parallel sides, respectively. Each of the strips may contain a pair of coils oriented along the length of the strip, a first coil being proximate to the first end and a second coil being proximate to the second end, and each of the coils is configured to excite an eddy current in the metal object or to sense an eddy current. Each of the strips may also be independently flexible from one another. The eddy current sensor array is configured to be scanned over the metal object.

Eddy current probe
11499940 · 2022-11-15 · ·

An eddy current instrument for non-destructive testing of a tubular metallic object, the instrument comprising a probe head with probe coils and probe coil signal conditioning and analog to digital conversion electronics and a probe connector module with a processor and probe coil excitation signal generation electronics. The probe connector processor is configured to interface to an external computing device, which may be a personal computer. The probe head and probe connector module may be connected by a rigid shaft or by a flexible coupling.

Eddy current probe
11499940 · 2022-11-15 · ·

An eddy current instrument for non-destructive testing of a tubular metallic object, the instrument comprising a probe head with probe coils and probe coil signal conditioning and analog to digital conversion electronics and a probe connector module with a processor and probe coil excitation signal generation electronics. The probe connector processor is configured to interface to an external computing device, which may be a personal computer. The probe head and probe connector module may be connected by a rigid shaft or by a flexible coupling.