Deployment of underground sensors
US7380597B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 10, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B47/06
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method of installing a sensor located in a chamber on the out-side of a casing, comprising the steps of positioning the casing in a well, cementing the casing in position, positioning a drilling tool inside the casing level with the chamber, drilling through the casing, chamber and cement into the formation surrounding the well so as to create a fluid communication path, and sealing the hole drilled in the casing.
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