EP3935257C0 - Cut measurement method and associated apparatus - Google Patents

Cut measurement method and associated apparatus

Info

Publication number: EP3935257C0
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: measurement method; associated apparatus; cut measurement; cut; measurement
Prior art date: 2019-03-05
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Active

Application number

EP20713073.3A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP3935257B1 (en

EP3935257A1 (en

Inventor

John Stoddard

Craig Baxter

David Macwilliam

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Claxton Engineering Services Ltd

Original Assignee

Claxton Engineering Services Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2019-03-05

Filing date

2020-03-04

Publication date

2024-05-15

2020-03-04 Application filed by Claxton Engineering Services Ltd filed Critical Claxton Engineering Services Ltd

2022-01-12 Publication of EP3935257A1 publication Critical patent/EP3935257A1/en

2024-05-15 Application granted granted Critical

2024-05-15 Publication of EP3935257B1 publication Critical patent/EP3935257B1/en

2024-05-15 Publication of EP3935257C0 publication Critical patent/EP3935257C0/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2040-03-04 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B29/00—Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windows; Deforming of pipes in boreholes or wells; Reconditioning of well casings while in the ground
- E21B29/002—Cutting, e.g. milling, a pipe with a cutter rotating along the circumference of the pipe
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B29/00—Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windows; Deforming of pipes in boreholes or wells; Reconditioning of well casings while in the ground
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
- B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
- B26D3/00—Cutting work characterised by the nature of the cut made; Apparatus therefor
- B26D3/16—Cutting rods or tubes transversely
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
- B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
- B26D5/00—Arrangements for operating and controlling machines or devices for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
- B26D5/007—Control means comprising cameras, vision or image processing systems
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B29/00—Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windows; Deforming of pipes in boreholes or wells; Reconditioning of well casings while in the ground
- E21B29/002—Cutting, e.g. milling, a pipe with a cutter rotating along the circumference of the pipe
- E21B29/007—Cutting, e.g. milling, a pipe with a cutter rotating along the circumference of the pipe with a radially-retracting cutter rotating outside the pipe
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
- E21B47/002—Survey of boreholes or wells by visual inspection

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Geology (AREA)
Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
Geophysics (AREA)
Forests & Forestry (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition (AREA)
Length Measuring Devices By Optical Means (AREA)

EP20713073.3A 2019-03-05 2020-03-04 Cut measurement method and associated apparatus Active EP3935257B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB1902959.4A GB2582267B (en)	2019-03-05	2019-03-05	Cut measurement method and associated apparatus
PCT/GB2020/050509 WO2020178577A1 (en)	2019-03-05	2020-03-04	Cut measurement method and associated apparatus

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP3935257A1 EP3935257A1 (en)	2022-01-12
EP3935257B1 EP3935257B1 (en)	2024-05-15
EP3935257C0 true EP3935257C0 (en)	2024-05-15

Family

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Family Applications (1)

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EP20713073.3A Active EP3935257B1 (en)	2019-03-05	2020-03-04	Cut measurement method and associated apparatus

Country Status (3)

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EP (1)	EP3935257B1 (en)
GB (2)	GB2582267B (en)
WO (1)	WO2020178577A1 (en)

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2019
- 2019-03-05 GB GB1902959.4A patent/GB2582267B/en active Active
- 2019-03-05 GB GB2105764.1A patent/GB2591700B/en active Active
2020
- 2020-03-04 EP EP20713073.3A patent/EP3935257B1/en active Active
- 2020-03-04 WO PCT/GB2020/050509 patent/WO2020178577A1/en unknown

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GB2591700B (en)	2022-08-10
GB2582267A (en)	2020-09-23
GB2591700A (en)	2021-08-04
EP3935257B1 (en)	2024-05-15
WO2020178577A1 (en)	2020-09-10
GB201902959D0 (en)	2019-04-17
GB202105764D0 (en)	2021-06-09
EP3935257A1 (en)	2022-01-12
GB2582267B (en)	2021-06-09

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