Apparatus and Methods for Well-Bore Proximity Measurement While Drilling
First Claim
1. A method of determining a distance between a first borehole and a second borehole, the method comprising:
- inducing a primary magnetic field in a magnetic object in the first borehole using a rotating magnet in the second borehole;
detecting a secondary magnetic field from the magnetic object responsive to the induced primary magnetic field using a substantially stationary sensor in the second borehole; and
determining the distance between the first borehole and the second borehole from the detected magnetic field.
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Abstract
In one aspect an apparatus for determining a distance between a first borehole and a second borehole during drilling of the second borehole is disclosed that in one embodiment includes a magnet on a drilling tool that rotates in the second borehole to induce a primary magnetic field in a magnetic object in the first borehole, a substantially stationary sensor on the drilling tool that detects a secondary magnetic field from the magnetic object responsive to the induced primary magnetic field, and a controller that determines the distance between the first borehole and the second borehole from the detected magnetic field. In another aspect a method of determining a distance between a first borehole and a second borehole, the in one embodiment includes inducing a primary magnetic field in a magnetic object in the first borehole using a rotating magnet in the second borehole, detecting a secondary magnetic field from the magnetic object responsive to the induced primary magnetic field using a substantially stationary sensor in the second borehole, and determining the distance between the first borehole and the second borehole from the detected magnetic field.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of determining a distance between a first borehole and a second borehole, the method comprising:
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inducing a primary magnetic field in a magnetic object in the first borehole using a rotating magnet in the second borehole; detecting a secondary magnetic field from the magnetic object responsive to the induced primary magnetic field using a substantially stationary sensor in the second borehole; and determining the distance between the first borehole and the second borehole from the detected magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for determining a distance between a first borehole and a second borehole during drilling of the second borehole, comprising:
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a magnet on a drilling tool that rotates in the second borehole to induce a primary magnetic field in a magnetic object in the first borehole; a substantially stationary sensor on the drilling tool that detects a secondary magnetic field from the magnetic object responsive to the induced primary magnetic field; and a controller that determines the distance between the first borehole and the second borehole from the detected magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of determining a distance between a first borehole and a second borehole, the method comprising:
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inducing a primary magnetic field in a magnetic object in the first borehole using a magnet in the second borehole rotating at a first rotational speed; detecting a secondary magnetic field from the magnetic object responsive to the induced primary magnetic field using a magnetometer in the second borehole rotating at same rotational seed; and determining the distance between the first borehole and the second borehole from the detected magnetic field.
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18. An apparatus for determining a distance between a first borehole and a second borehole, the method comprising:
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a drilling tool having a magnet configured to rotate at a first rotating speed for inducing a primary magnetic field from the second borehole into a magnetic object in the first borehole; a sensor on the drilling tool rotating at a second rotating speed for detecting a secondary magnetic field from the magnetic object responsive to the induced primary magnetic field, wherein the first rotational speed and second rotational speed are different; and a controller that determines the distance between the first borehole and the second borehole from the detected magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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