System for tracking and maintaining an on-grade horizontal borehole
US7510029B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 23, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C15/002
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A tracking receiver system is used to track the progress of a downhole tool along a subsurface path having a desired grade. The tracking receiver system is adapted to detect a reference line originating from a reference line receiver and to determine the position of the downhole tool along a desired subsurface path relative to the reference line. In an alternative embodiment the tracking receiver system may comprise a global positioning satellite system to provide information used to determine the position of the downhole tool relative to the desired subsurface path.
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