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Measuring speed of rotation of a downhole motor

US9494028B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 13, 2011
Grant dateNov 15, 2016
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Expiry dateJun 14, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02K11/215
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The invention relates to downhole motors for rotating drill bits. The downhole motors may comprise stators, turbines or the like. The drilling motor may comprise a drilling apparatus comprising a drill bit connected to a rotor rotatably housed within a stator (or a turbine rotor in a housing), the rotor comprising at least one magnetic field source or magnetic field detector, and the stator comprising at least one magnetic field source if the rotor comprises a magnetic field detector or comprising at least one magnetic field detector if the rotor comprises a magnetic field source, thereby allowing the rotation speed of the rotor relative to the stator to be measured.

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