Flux orientation locating in a drilling system

Details Flux orientation locating in a drilling system Flux orientation locating in a drilling system

2007-12-18

2007-12-18

Aurora, Reena (Department: 2862)

Electricity: measuring and testing

Of geophysical surface or subsurface in situ

For small object detection or location

Reexamination Certificate

active

11561289

ABSTRACT:
An above ground locator includes an apparatus for determining the strength of the locating signal at a selected point relative to the boring tool. The apparatus includes an antenna arrangement configured for measuring the strength of the locating signal at the selected point along first and second orthogonally opposed receiving axes to produce first and second received signals. A phase shifting arrangement phase shifts the first and second received signals in a predetermined way to generate first and second phase shifted signals, respectively. Thereafter, a summing arrangement adds the first and second phase shifted received signals to generate an output signal which is a vector sum of the first and second received signals. In one feature, third and fourth signals derived from the first and second signals are used to eliminate balance point ambiguity which is present using the first and second signals alone. In another feature, signals corresponding to first, second, third and fourth axes are compared in a way which confines the possible locations of an above ground point to one particular type of region out of a plurality of different types of regions. Tracking of the boring tool may be accomplished in a number of described ways since the regions occur in a specific sequence along the intended path with respect to the location of the boring tool.

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