ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,817, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Schlumberger Technology Corp. (Sugar Land, Texas).
"Downhole gyroscopic surveying measurements under dynamic conditions" was invented by Adrian Guillermo Ledroz (Houston) and Onyemelem Jegbefume (Cypress, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for making downhole gyroscopic surveying measurements includes making at least one cross-axial gyroscope measurement in the subterranean wellbore; making accelerometer measurements including cross-axial accelerometer measurements in the subterranean wellbore; evaluating the cross-axial accelerometer measurements to determine at least one tool motio...