Randall R Istre

US Patent:

20130245951, Sep 19, 2013

Filed:

Mar 19, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/423840

Inventors:

Randall Gerard Istre - Lafayette LA, US
Marco Antonio Zamora - Lafayette LA, US
Harry Roger Page - Lafayette LA, US

Assignee:

BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED - Houston TX

International Classification:

G01V 5/04
G06F 19/00

US Classification:

702 11

Abstract:

An apparatus for estimating a depth in a borehole penetrating the earth includes: a global positioning system (GPS) receiver disposed at a platform configured for conducting operations related to the borehole, the GPS receiver being configured to receive GPS signals related to a location of the GPS receiver; and a processor coupled to the GPS receiver and configured to estimate the depth in the borehole using GPS location data received from the GPS receiver.