E - Fixed Constructions – 21 – B
Patent
E - Fixed Constructions
21
B
E21B 47/02 (2006.01) E21B 47/022 (2006.01) E21B 47/024 (2006.01) G01C 19/38 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2356025
This invention provides a measurement-while-drilling (MWD) downhole assembly for use in drilling boreholes which utilizes gyroscopes, magnetometers and accelerometers for determining the borehole inclination and azimuth during the drilling of the borehole. The downhole assembly includes at least one gyroscope that is rotatably mounted in a tool housing to provide signals relating to the earth's rotation. A device in the tool can rotate the gyroscope and other sensors on the tool to one of a plurality of preselected positions and optionally lock the sensors. A processor in the tool combines measurements from the sensors taken at a plurality of positions at the same depth to determine the systematic bias in the sensors before further processing. Accelerometers in the MWD tool provide gravity measurements from which the toolface and inclination are determined. The unbiased gyroscopic measurements are used in conjunction with the tool face and inclination measurements to determine the azimuth and tool face with respect to true north. Additionally, when measurements are made with magnetic, accelerometer and gyroscopic measurements along three different axes, the unbiased measurements may be combined to provide an improved determination of the tool orientation. Using the locking mechanism, measurements may be made with the sensor housing locked in place during continuing drilling operations. When used with a drilling liner system, the sensor assembly may be retrieved using a wireline. With the present invention, a secondary borehole for secondary recovery operations may be drilled with accuracy in proximity to a producing borehole.
Estes Robert A.
Kahn Jon B.
Baker Hughes Incorporated
Sim & Mcburney
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