Oilfield equipment identification method and apparatus
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1. A method, comprising:
- positioning a fixed mount reader adjacent to a drill string being supported by a drilling rig, the fixed mount reader comprising an antenna supported by the drilling rig and extending proximate to a portion of a circumference of the drill string, the drill string comprising at least one piece of oilfield equipment having an identification tag mounted to the piece of oilfield equipment, the identification tag carrying information indicative of a unique identity of the piece of oilfield equipment;
reading, via the antenna of the fixed mount reader, from the identification tag the information indicative of the unique identity of the piece of oilfield equipment of the drill string as the piece of oilfield equipment passes by the fixed mount reader;
monitoring location in the drill string of the piece of oilfield equipment based on the information from the identification tag; and
monitoring, with a drilling monitoring device, cumulative rotating usage and non-rotating usage of the piece of oilfield equipment based at least in part on the information from the identification tag, so as to provide an accurate representation of historical data of the at least one piece of oilfield equipment of the drill string.
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Abstract
A system comprising a piece of oilfield equipment, an identifier assembly and a reader. The piece of oilfield equipment has an exterior surface. The identifier assembly comprises an identification tag storing a unique identifier. The identification tag is capable of outputting a signal indicative of the unique identifier. The identification tag is mounted to the exterior surface of the piece of oilfield equipment beyond an external surface perimeter of the piece of oilfield equipment such that the identification tag is isolated from the exterior surface of the piece of oilfield equipment. The reader has an antenna receiving the signal indicative of the unique identifier from the identification tag.
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1. A method, comprising:
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positioning a fixed mount reader adjacent to a drill string being supported by a drilling rig, the fixed mount reader comprising an antenna supported by the drilling rig and extending proximate to a portion of a circumference of the drill string, the drill string comprising at least one piece of oilfield equipment having an identification tag mounted to the piece of oilfield equipment, the identification tag carrying information indicative of a unique identity of the piece of oilfield equipment; reading, via the antenna of the fixed mount reader, from the identification tag the information indicative of the unique identity of the piece of oilfield equipment of the drill string as the piece of oilfield equipment passes by the fixed mount reader; monitoring location in the drill string of the piece of oilfield equipment based on the information from the identification tag; and monitoring, with a drilling monitoring device, cumulative rotating usage and non-rotating usage of the piece of oilfield equipment based at least in part on the information from the identification tag, so as to provide an accurate representation of historical data of the at least one piece of oilfield equipment of the drill string. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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