| US 7,331,409 B2 | ||
| Configurable beacon and method | ||
| Scott B. Cole, Edmond, Okla. (US); Michael R. Campbell, Perry, Okla. (US); and Floyd R. Gunsaulis, Perry, Okla. (US) | ||
| Assigned to The Charles Machine Works, Inc., Perry, Okla. (US) | ||
| Appl. No. 10/503,327 PCT Filed Feb. 24, 2004, PCT No. PCT/US2004/005921 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Nov. 05, 2004, PCT Pub. No. WO2004/076799, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 10, 2004. |
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| Claims priority of provisional application 60/449823, filed on Feb. 24, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0115706 A1, Jun. 02, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. E21B 47/24 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 175—45 [166/255.2] | 28 Claims |
| 20. A method for monitoring the location and orientation of a downhole tool assembly using a monitoring system, the downhole
tool assembly having a beacon assembly comprising at least one configurable operation parameter related to monitoring the
location and orientation of the downhole tool assembly, the method comprising:
transmitting an output signal from the beacon assembly related to the at least one configurable operation parameter;
detecting the output signal;
processing the output signal to determine a value for the configurable operation parameter;
using the determined value, transmitting an operation instruction to the beacon assembly to alter the configurable operation
parameter of the beacon assembly to obtain a desired value for the configurable operation parameter; and
using the desired value for the configurable operation parameter to determine the location and/or orientation of the downhole
tool assembly with the monitoring system.
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