| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 175044000 | Providing identifiable indication of core position in situ for core sample orientation | 21 |
| 20090071716 | CORE ORIENTATION DETERMINATION - A core orientator, comprising a body ( | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090133932 | Sidewall Coring Tool and Method for Marking a Sidewall Core - A sidewall coring tool includes a tool housing, a coring assembly coupled and a marking device. The defines a longitudinal axis and is adapted for suspension within the borehole at a selected depth. The coring assembly is coupled to the tool housing and includes a bit housing and a coring bit coupled to the bit housing. The coring bit is supported for movement between a transport position and a coring position. The marking device is located at a known position with respect to the coring bit and is adapted to form an orientation mark in the formation. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090314545 | CORE SAMPLE ORIENTATION - A core orientation device ( | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100230165 | ORIENTATION HEAD - A core orientation head ( | 09-16-2010 |
| 20110088948 | CORE SAMPLE ORIENTATION - A core orientation device ( | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110198125 | PERCUSSIVE DRIVING APPARATUS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING OR TEST DEVICE - A percussive driving apparatus for an environmental sampling or test device. The driving apparatus comprises a percussion stem ( | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110240364 | ACOUSTIC MEASUREMENTS WHILE USING A CORING TOOL - Embodiments disclosed herein relate to one or more embodiments and methods to make downhole measurements. Embodiments disclosed herein relate to one or more embodiments and methods to measure the movement generated by a coring tool. The methods and embodiments include disposing a coring tool in a wellbore, coupling a first wave detector to the coring tool, anchoring the coring tool to a formation surrounding the wellbore, operating the coring tool, measuring movement generated by the coring tool with the first wave detector, and outputting a signal based upon the measured movement measured with the first wave detector. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110284289 | DOWNHOLE MARKING APPARATUS AND METHODS - Example downhole marking apparatus and methods to use the same are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus includes a coring tool assembly for use in extracting a core sample from a subterranean formation adjacent a borehole; a sample container retainer operatively coupled to the coring tool assembly, wherein the sample container retainer is configured to hold a sample container configured to receive the core sample; and a scriber operatively coupled to the sample container retainer and configured to mark a surface of the sample container. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120018220 | CORE SAMPLE ORIENTATION - A core orientation device ( | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120037421 | MODULAR CORE ORIENTATION SYSTEM - A core sample orientation system ( | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120145457 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING CORING OPERATIONS | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120318579 | Automated Sidewall Coring - Methods and apparatus for positioning a downhole tool in a wellbore extending into a subterranean formation, commencing coring operations by rotating a coring bit of the downhole tool and extending the rotating coring bit into a sidewall of the wellbore, sensing a parameter associated with the coring operations, and adjusting the coring operations based on the sensed parameter. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130025938 | CORE SAMPLE ORIENTATION - A core orientation device ( | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130199847 | Instrumented Core Barrel Apparatus and Associated Methods - A coring apparatus may be integrated with fluid analysis capabilities for in situ analysis of core samples from a subterranean formation. An instrumented coring apparatus may include an inner core barrel; an outer core barrel; a coring bit; and an instrumented core barrel having an analysis device in fluid communication with the inner core barrel. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20140102794 | CORE ORIENTATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Methods and systems for evaluating the subterranean formation of a wellbore are provided. In one embodiment, a geographical orientation of a downhole tool relative to Earth may be determined. The downhole tool may include a coring tool positioned to extract a core sample from a formation of the Earth. The orientation of the core sample with respect to the down hole tool also may be determined. Further, based on the geographical orientation of the downhole tool and the orientation of the coring sample, a geographical orientation of the core sample with respect to the Earth may be determined. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140238743 | CORE SAMPLE ORIENTATION - A core orientation device ( | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140374158 | CORE SAMPLE ORIENTATION - A core orientation device ( | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150136488 | Downhole Surveying and Core Sample Orientation Systems, Devices and Methods - A method and system of validating orientation of a core obtained by drilling the core from a subsurface body of material, the method including: a) determining that vibration from drilling is below a nominated level, b) recording data relating to orientation of the core to be retrieved, the data recorded using a downhole core orientation data recording device, c) separating the core from the subsurface body, and d) obtaining from the core orientation data recording device an indication of the orientation of the core based on the recorded data obtained when the vibration from drilling was below the nominated level and before the core was separated from the subsurface body. A method of determining orientation of a core sample obtained by drilling from aboveground into a subsurface body includes recording data relating to a core sample being obtained by the drilling when vibration from drilling is below a threshold; providing an input to a user operated communication device; the communication device identifying a time of the user input to the communication device; retrieving the data gathering device and core sample; communicating between the communication device and the retrieved data gathering device; determining from indications provided by the retrieved data gathering device an orientation of the core sample. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150300162 | Core Barrel Head Assembly With An Integrated Sample Orientation Tool And System For Using Same - A core barrel head assembly having at least one electronic instrument that is configured to obtain orientation data; a power source; and a communication means to receive and/or transmit orientation data for use in a core sample down hole surveying and sample orientation system that is configured to provide an indication of the orientation of a core sample relative to a body of material from which the core has been extracted, and also to a method of core sample orientation identification. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20160032672 | CORE SAMPLE ORIENTATION - A core orientation device ( | 02-04-2016 |
| 20190145246 | CORE SAMPLE ORIENTATION | 05-16-2019 |
