Method and apparatus for rescaling measurements while drilling in different environments
First Claim
1. A method for determining an orientation of a drilling tool of a drilling system configured to drill a borehole into the Earth'"'"'s surface, the method comprising:
- providing a survey system comprising at least one sensor within the drilling system, the sensor configured to provide orientation information, the survey system operable at a plurality of resolution levels;
operating the survey system at a first resolution level while the drilling tool is a first distance relative to the surface; and
operating the survey system at a second resolution level while the drilling tool is a second distance relative to the surface, the second distance larger than the first distance, the second resolution level higher than the first resolution level.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for determining an orientation of a drilling tool of a drilling system configured to drill a borehole into the Earth'"'"'s surface. The method includes providing a survey system including at least one sensor within the drilling system. The sensor is configured to provide orientation information. The survey system is operable at a plurality of resolution levels. The method further includes operating the survey system at a first resolution level while the drilling tool is a first distance relative to the surface. The method further includes operating the survey system at a second resolution level while the drilling tool is a second distance relative to the surface. The second distance is larger than the first distance. The second resolution level is higher than the first resolution level.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for determining an orientation of a drilling tool of a drilling system configured to drill a borehole into the Earth'"'"'s surface, the method comprising:
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providing a survey system comprising at least one sensor within the drilling system, the sensor configured to provide orientation information, the survey system operable at a plurality of resolution levels;
operating the survey system at a first resolution level while the drilling tool is a first distance relative to the surface; and
operating the survey system at a second resolution level while the drilling tool is a second distance relative to the surface, the second distance larger than the first distance, the second resolution level higher than the first resolution level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for determining a location of a drilling tool of a drilling system configured to drill a borehole into the Earth'"'"'s surface, the method comprising:
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providing a survey system comprising at least one sensor within the drilling system, the sensor configured to provide location information, the survey system operable at a plurality of resolution levels;
operating the survey system at a first resolution level while the drilling tool is a first distance relative to the surface; and
operating the survey system at a second resolution level while the drilling tool is a second distance relative to the surface, the second distance larger than the first distance, the second resolution level higher than the first resolution level. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method for determining either an orientation or a location of a drilling tool of a drilling system configured to drill a borehole into the Earth'"'"'s surface, the method comprising:
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providing a survey system comprising at least one sensor within the drilling system, the sensor configured to provide orientation information, the survey system operable at a plurality of resolution levels;
operating the survey system at a first resolution level while the drilling tool is at a first location relative to the surface;
operating the survey system at a second resolution level while the drilling tool is at a second location relative to the surface, the second location farther from the surface than is the first location, the second resolution level higher than the first resolution level; and
calculating the orientation or the location of the drilling tool using the orientation information. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A method of operating a sensor of a system for drilling a borehole, the method comprising:
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configuring the sensor to provide orientation information having a first resolution level while at a first position relative to a-surface location; and
configuring the sensor to provide orientation information having a second resolution level higher than the first resolution level while at a second position relative to the surface location. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of operating a sensor of a drilling system comprising a drill string, the method comprising:
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configuring the sensor to provide orientation information having a first resolution level while the drill string has a length less than a predetermined length; and
configuring the sensor to provide orientation information having a second resolution level higher than the first resolution level while the drill string has a length greater than the predetermined length.
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33. A drilling system for drilling a borehole into the Earth'"'"'s surface, the system comprising:
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a drilling tool; and
a survey system configured to be operable at a plurality of resolution levels, the survey system comprising;
at least one sensor within the drilling system, the sensor configured to provide orientation information; and
a controller coupled to the sensor, the controller configured to operate at a first resolution level while the drilling tool is a first distance relative to the surface and to operate at a second resolution level while the drilling tool is a second distance relative to the surface, the second distance larger than the first distance, the second resolution level higher than the first resolution level. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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