Method and apparatus for finding stick-up height of a pipe or finding a joint between two pipes in a drilling environment
US9322950B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 27, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T7/0004
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present invention generally relates to a method, apparatus, a computer program and computer for automated detection of pipe (2) in a drilling operation, where the method comprising: using one or a plurality of sensors (41) to obtain one ore a plurality of data sets and/or images representing the pipe area, the data sets and/or images representing 3D and/or 2D images of the drilling operation; and processing the data sets and/or images to identify the pipe in the data sets and/or images.
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