Laser scanning apparatus and method

    公开(公告)号:US10795023B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-06

    申请号:US15794895

    申请日:2017-10-26

    摘要: The disclosed embodiments include an apparatus and method of using a laser to scan the ground or a target from an airborne or ground-based platform. In certain embodiments, the apparatus and method produces a 3-D elevation model of the terrain. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a pulsed laser, a receiver to detect and amplify the pulse after being reflected by objects on the ground (or the ground itself), and electronics which measures the time of flight of the optical pulse from which the slant range to the target is calculated. Technical advantages of the disclosed embodiments include avoiding blind zones to ensure that no laser shots are wasted. In certain embodiments for airborne applications, the apparatus may also be configured to maintain a constant swath width or constant spot spacing independent of aircraft altitude or ground terrain elevation.

    Active noise control for hydraulic fracturing equipment

    公开(公告)号:US10789936B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-29

    申请号:US16331890

    申请日:2016-12-29

    IPC分类号: G10K11/178

    摘要: A method for noise attenuation includes comparing a frequency of noise generated by a plurality of noise sources with a plurality of frequencies associated with a pre-determined noise spectrum and stored in a computer system, identifying one or more noise sources that generate the noise based on the comparison of the frequency of the noise and the plurality of frequencies stored in the computer system; generating anti-noise corresponding to the noise; and outputting the anti-noise using one or more noise mitigation devices associated with the one or more noise sources.

    Composite cables
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    公开(公告)号:US10767421B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-08

    申请号:US15119935

    申请日:2014-04-29

    摘要: Composite cables suitable for use in conjunction with wellbore tools. One cable may include a polymer composite that includes dopants dispersed in a polymer matrix and continuous fibers extending along an axial length of the cable through the polymer matrix, wherein the cable is characterized by at least one of the following: (1) at least a portion of the cable having a density greater than about 2 g/cm3, wherein at least some of the dopants have a density of about 6 g/cm3 or greater, (2) at least a portion of the cable having a density less than about 2 g/cm3, wherein at least some of the dopants have a density of about 0.9 g/cm3 or less, (3) at least some of the dopants are ferromagnetic, or (4) at least some of the dopants are hydrogen getters.

    Multi-oriented hydraulic fracturing models and methods

    公开(公告)号:US10711577B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-14

    申请号:US15753908

    申请日:2015-09-25

    摘要: A multi-oriented hydraulic fracturing (MOHF) model may incorporate the pseudo-plastic properties of the formation and tiny tectonic motions from fracturing to enhance MOHF operations. For example, a method may include modeling a simulated wellbore penetrating a simulated subterranean formation with a MOHF model having (1) static inputs and (2) dynamic inputs that comprise pseudo-plastic properties of rocks that comprise the subterranean formation; simulating a first fracture in the subterranean formation with first fracture operational parameters with the MOHF model; calculating formation stresses with the MOHF model after the first fracture; simulating a second fracture in the subterranean formation with of second fracture operational parameters with the MOHF model; and calculating a simulated fracture network characteristic for each of the plurality of first and second fracture operational parameters with the MOHF model, thereby producing several simulated fracture network characteristics that may be used for selecting the preferred operational parameters.

    Downhole capacitive coupling systems

    公开(公告)号:US10533380B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-14

    申请号:US15532401

    申请日:2016-07-20

    摘要: The disclosed embodiments include downhole capacitive coupling systems, and methods and apparatuses to provide an electrical connection between two downhole strings. In one embodiment, the system includes a first electrode deployed along an internal surface of a first string deployed in a wellbore, the internal surface being defined by an annulus. The system also includes a second electrode deployed along an external surface of a second string, the second string being deployed within the annulus, and the external surface of the second string and the internal surface of the first string being separated from each other by the annulus. The first electrode and the second electrode are operable to form a first capacitive coupling between said first electrode and said second electrode to transfer electrical current from the second electrode to the first electrode.