US 12,221,882 B2
Remote detection technology based apparatus and methodology for miniaturized sensor recovery
Yara H. Alkhaldi, Dhahran (SA); Abdullah Alabdulkarim, Dhahran (SA); Fawaz M. Albahesh, Dammam (SA); Faisal Alghamdi, Dhahran (SA); and Bodong Li, Dhahran (SA)
Assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Jun. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/342,382.
Prior Publication US 2025/0003334 A1, Jan. 2, 2025
Int. Cl. E21B 21/06 (2006.01); E21B 47/26 (2012.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 47/26 (2020.05) [E21B 21/065 (2013.01); G06K 7/10366 (2013.01); G06K 19/0709 (2013.01); G06K 19/0723 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for a well having a drill string, an annulus, and a drilling fluid, the system comprising:
a drilling microchip having an identifier and configured to be pumped into the drill string and up the annulus using the drilling fluid to obtain data about the well;
a mud return line hydraulically connected to the annulus of the well and a shale shaker;
a microchip detector connected to the shale shaker and having a detection range, wherein the microchip detector is configured to interact with the identifier to indicate a presence of the drilling microchip in the detection range, wherein the microchip detector comprises a radio frequency identification (RFID) transceiver configured to generate electrical signals; and
a computer system electronically connected to the microchip detector, wherein the microchip detector is configured to send a signal to the computer system upon indication of the presence of the drilling microchip.