EP 0973992 A4 20000426 - SUBSURFACE PROBE SYSTEM FOR CHEMICAL AND MINERAL EXPLORATION
Title (en)
SUBSURFACE PROBE SYSTEM FOR CHEMICAL AND MINERAL EXPLORATION
Title (de)
UNTERGRUNDSONDE FÜR CHEMISCHE UND KOHLENWASSERSTOFF-ERKUNDUNG
Title (fr)
SYSTEME DE SONDE SOUTERRAINE POUR EXPLORATION CHIMIQUE ET MINERALE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9707613 W 19970505
- US 64621196 A 19960507
- US 80402297 A 19970221
- US 84594597 A 19970429
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9837301A1] The present invention is a subsurface probe system (1-3) for providing information about the material below a surface. The probe includes a housing (2) and a means (1) for heating the surrounding material. The heat melts the surrounding material to allow the probe to descend. The probe provides information to the surface by a wire or other means (3, 21, 22, 30) for carrying information. The wire (3, 21, 22, 30) is stored on the probe and deploys as the probe descends.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
E21B 7/15 (2006.01); E21B 7/26 (2006.01); E21B 47/12 (2012.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
E21B 7/15 (2013.01 - EP); E21B 7/267 (2020.05 - EP US); E21B 47/12 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [A] US 4651834 A 19870324 - ENINGER JAMES E [US], et al
- [A] US 3115194 A 19631224 - ADAMS WILLIAM M
- [A] JOSEPH W . NEUDECKER: "Subterrene Instrumentation Requirements", ISA TRANSACTIONS, vol. 13, no. 3, 1974, pages 199 - 201, XP002125889
- See also references of WO 9837301A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB IT NL
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9837301 A1 19980827; AU 2828497 A 19980909; AU 718865 B2 20000420; BR 9709061 A 19990803; CA 2253227 A1 19980827; EP 0973992 A1 20000126; EP 0973992 A4 20000426; NO 985190 D0 19981106; NO 985190 L 19981106
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9707613 W 19970505; AU 2828497 A 19970505; BR 9709061 A 19970505; CA 2253227 A 19970505; EP 97922678 A 19970505; NO 985190 A 19981106