US 12,216,087 B2
Portable EMI machine
Amer Hamoud Al Harthi, Dhahran (SA)
Assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Dec. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/065,244.
Prior Publication US 2024/0192171 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
Int. Cl. E21B 41/00 (2006.01); G01N 27/9013 (2021.01); G01N 27/9093 (2021.01)
CPC G01N 27/9026 (2013.01) [E21B 41/00 (2013.01); G01N 27/9093 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A truck mounted portable electromagnetic inspection (EMI) machine assembly, comprising:
a portable EMI machine comprising:
an input port coupled to a scanning tunnel and adapted to receive a tubular for passing through the scanning tunnel;
the scanning tunnel comprising an excitation coil configured to induce an eddy current in a surface of the tubular passing through the scanning tunnel; and
an output port coupled to the scanning tunnel and adapted to allow the tubular to exit from the scanning tunnel; and
a mechanical turntable comprising:
an upper base having a circular shaped protrusion extending from a bottom side of the upper base; and
a lower base having a recess formed on a top side of the lower base to receive the protrusion when the upper base and lower base are coupled together to form the mechanical turn table,
wherein the mechanical turntable is adapted to:
mount the portable EMI machine on a truck; and
adjust an orientation of the portable EMI machine with respect to the truck.