WIRELESS SHEAVE WHEEL FOR WIRELINE OPERATIONS
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1. A sheave wheel comprising:
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a wheel attached to the housing and configured to rotate relative to the housing;
a depth and tension measurement system attached to the housing and configured to measure a parameter associated with the wheel; and
a local control system attached to the housing and configured to exchange information associated with the measured parameter in a wireless manner with a ground control system.
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Abstract
A sheave wheel includes a housing; a wheel attached to the housing and configured to rotate relative to the housing; a depth and tension measurement system attached to the housing and configured to measure a parameter associated with the wheel; and a local control system attached to the housing and configured to exchange information associated with the measured parameter in a wireless manner with a ground control system.
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20 Claims
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1. A sheave wheel comprising:
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a housing; a wheel attached to the housing and configured to rotate relative to the housing; a depth and tension measurement system attached to the housing and configured to measure a parameter associated with the wheel; and a local control system attached to the housing and configured to exchange information associated with the measured parameter in a wireless manner with a ground control system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireline system for well exploration, the system comprising:
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a wireline to be lowered into the well; a top sheave wheel configured to hold the wireline aligned and above a head of the well; a bottom sheave wheel configured to hold the wireline aligned with a wireline truck; and a ground control system configured to receive, in a wireless manner, a measured parameter from the top sheave wheel, wherein the top sheave wheel includes a depth and tension measurement system that is configured to measure the parameter. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for lowering a wireline into a well, the method comprising:
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attaching a top sheave wheel to a crane; placing the wireline over the top sheave wheel; lowering the wireline into the well; measuring with a depth and tension measurement system, which is attached to the top sheave wheel, a parameter associated with the wireline; and transmitting in a wireless manner the measured parameter, from the top sheave wheel to a ground control system.
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