公开(公告)号：US20190186258A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-20

申请号：US16327433

申请日：2017-08-31

Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

Inventor： Ran Niu ,  Weihua Shang ,  Yan Mei ,  Jing Ye ,  Xing Yu ,  Heng Wu ,  Gregory Ronald Gillette ,  Robert Arnold Judge ,  Gregory J. Myers

IPC: E21B47/09 ,  E21B47/10 ,  E21B17/08 ,  E21B21/08

CPC classification number: E21B47/091 ,  E21B17/085 ,  E21B21/08 ,  E21B47/09 ,  E21B47/101 ,  E21B47/14

Abstract: A riser joint system, comprising: a riser joint assembly defining a channel and comprising a first ultrasound module for transmitting a first ultrasound signal to obtain first ultrasound data and a second ultrasound module for transmitting a second ultrasound signal to obtain second ultrasound data, wherein a beam direction of the first ultrasound signal is perpendicular to an axial line of the channel and a beam direction of the second ultrasound signal is oblique to the axial line of the channel; and a processing module for receiving the first ultrasound data and the second ultrasound data and obtaining first information and second information. A well drilling system and a method for the well drilling system are also described.