METHOD FOR ANALYZING STRAIN DATA
First Claim
1. A method for estimating a shape, the method comprising:
- selecting a structure comprising a plurality of strain sensors inoperable communication with the structure, each strain sensor configured to provide a strain measurement;
placing the structure in a borehole;
receiving the strain measurements from the plurality of strain sensors;
creating a mesh grid comprising nodes, each node related to a location of one strain sensor and assigned a strain value measured by the one strain sensor;
creating an additional node for the mesh grid wherein a strain value assigned to the additional node is derived from the strain value corresponding to at least one adjacent node; and
performing an inverse finite method using the mesh grid with the assigned strain values to estimate the shape.
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Abstract
A method for estimating a shape, the method including: selecting a structure comprising a plurality of strain sensors inoperable communication with the structure, each strain sensor configured to provide a strain measurement; placing the structure in a borehole; receiving the strain measurements from the plurality of strain sensors; creating a mesh grid having nodes, each node related to a location of one strain sensor and assigned a strain value measured by the one strain sensor; creating an additional node for the mesh grid wherein a strain value assigned to the additional node is derived from the strain value corresponding to at least one adjacent node; and performing an inverse finite method using the mesh grid with the assigned strain values to estimate the shape.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for estimating a shape, the method comprising:
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selecting a structure comprising a plurality of strain sensors inoperable communication with the structure, each strain sensor configured to provide a strain measurement; placing the structure in a borehole; receiving the strain measurements from the plurality of strain sensors; creating a mesh grid comprising nodes, each node related to a location of one strain sensor and assigned a strain value measured by the one strain sensor; creating an additional node for the mesh grid wherein a strain value assigned to the additional node is derived from the strain value corresponding to at least one adjacent node; and performing an inverse finite method using the mesh grid with the assigned strain values to estimate the shape. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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- 4. The method of claim 4, wherein the multiplex method comprises optical frequency domain multiplexing.
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14. A system for estimating a shape of a downhole structure, the system comprising:
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the downhole structure; a plurality of strain sensors in operable communication with the downhole structure, each strain sensor providing a strain measurement; and a processing unit in operable communication with the plurality of strain sensors wherein the processing unit; processes the strain measurements from the strain sensors; creates a mesh grid comprising nodes, each node related to a location of one strain sensor and assigned a strain value measured by the one strain sensor; creates an additional node for the mesh grid wherein a strain value assigned to the additional node is derived from the strain value corresponding to at least one adjacent node; and performs an inverse finite method using the mesh grid with the assigned strain values to estimate the shape. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product comprising machine readable instructions stored on machine readable media for estimating a shape of a downhole structure, the product comprising machine executable instructions for:
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receiving strain measurements from a plurality of strain sensors in operable communication with the downhole structure; creating a mesh grid comprising nodes, each node related to a location of one strain sensor and assigned a strain value measured by the one strain sensor; creating an additional node for the mesh grid wherein a strain value assigned to the additional node is derived from the strain value corresponding to at least one adjacent node; performing an inverse finite method using the mesh grid with the assigned strain values to estimate the shape; and at least one of recording the shape and displaying the shape to a user.
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