Autonomous non-destructive inspection
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1. A constant-vigilance monitoring system comprising of:
- at least one computer with storage, data entry, and data readout;
at least one subsea sensor secured to a subsea blowout preventer with an output in communication with said computer;
software to analyze said output of said at least one subsea sensor to determine relative positions of tubular goods or broken drilling equipment in said blowout preventer;
software to determine if rams of said blowout preventer are capable of shearing or sealing around said tubular goods at a particular time depending on said relative positions; and
at least one processor to execute said software for said at least one computer to determine said relative positions and to determine if said rams are capable of shearing or sealing.
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Abstract
Autonomous non-destructive inspection equipment provides automatic and/or continuous inspection and evaluation of a material under inspection. The inspection equipment comprises at least one detection sensor and at least one detection sensor interface for a computer. The signals are communicated from the sensor to the computer. The signals are then conditioned and evaluated according to knowledge already inputted into the computer. The computer iterations are processed until an acceptable conclusion is made regarding the type of imperfection that is detected.
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1. A constant-vigilance monitoring system comprising of:
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at least one computer with storage, data entry, and data readout; at least one subsea sensor secured to a subsea blowout preventer with an output in communication with said computer; software to analyze said output of said at least one subsea sensor to determine relative positions of tubular goods or broken drilling equipment in said blowout preventer; software to determine if rams of said blowout preventer are capable of shearing or sealing around said tubular goods at a particular time depending on said relative positions; and at least one processor to execute said software for said at least one computer to determine said relative positions and to determine if said rams are capable of shearing or sealing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A constant-vigilance monitoring system comprising of:
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at least one computer with storage, data entry, and data readout; at least one subsea sensor secured to a subsea blowout preventer with an output in communication with said at least one computer; said at least one computer being programmed to analyze an output of said at least one subsea sensor to determine a geometry of tubular goods; said at least one computer being programmed to determine if rams of said subsea blowout preventer are capable of shearing or sealing around said tubular goods at a particular time utilizing said geometry of said tubular goods; and at least one processor to provide program execution for said at least one computer comprising said determination of said geometry and said determination if said rams are capable of shearing or sealing at said particular time. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A constant-vigilance monitoring method comprising of:
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providing at least one computer with storage, data entry, and data readout; providing a subsea sensor for a blowout preventer in communication with said at least one computer; providing said at least one computer is programmed to analyze an output of said subsea sensor to determine relative positions of tubular goods or broken drilling equipment in said blowout preventer of said tubular goods; providing said at least one computer is programmed to determine if rams of said blowout preventer are capable of shearing or sealing around said tubular goods at a particular time depending on said relative positions; and providing at least one processor to provide program execution for said at least one computer comprising said determination of said relative positions and said determination if said rams are capable of shearing or sealing at said particular time. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A constant-vigilance monitoring method comprising of:
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providing at least one computer with storage, data entry, and data readout; providing at least one subsea sensor secured to a subsea blowout preventer with an output in communication with said at least one computer; providing said at least one computer is programmed to analyze an output of said at least one subsea sensor to determine a geometry of tubular goods; providing said at least one computer is programmed to determine if rams of said subsea blowout preventer are capable of shearing or sealing around said tubular goods at a particular time utilizing said geometry of said tubular goods; and providing at least one processor for said at least one computer for program execution comprising said determination of said geometry and said determination if said rams are capable of shearing or sealing at said particular time. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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