Reducing axial wave reflections and identifying sticking in wireline cables
US9803462B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B47/007
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Techniques for axial vibration control of wireline tools and cables during logging operations. In undesirable cases the axial vibrations may lead to or exasperate the stick-slip problems of the logging tool. Control systems and strategies to minimize vibrations and techniques for identifying and inhibiting the sticking of the cable. A system includes a surface actuator and a sensor. The actuator generates an axial wave on the wireline cable which travels down the cable. If there is sticking of the cable, a reflection can also occur at the location of sticking. This shift in the transmission of the wave on the wireline cable is used to identify the onset and/or presence of sticking.
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