Tiltmeter leveling mechanism
Abstract
A tiltmeter device having a pair of orthogonally disposed tilt sensors that are levelable within an inner housing containing the sensors. An outer housing can be rotated to level at least one of the sensor pair while the inner housing can be rotated to level the other sensor of the pair. The sensors are typically rotated up to about plus or minus 100 degrees. The device is effective for measuring tilts in a wide range of angles of inclination of wells and can be employed to level a platform containing a third sensor.
- Inventors:
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- Livermore, CA
- Milpitas, CA
- late of Byron, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 874345
- Patent Number(s):
- 6370784
- Assignee:
- The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E21 - EARTH DRILLING E21B - EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- tiltmeter; leveling; mechanism; device; pair; orthogonally; disposed; tilt; sensors; levelable; inner; housing; containing; outer; rotated; level; sensor; typically; plus; minus; 100; degrees; effective; measuring; tilts; wide; range; angles; inclination; employed; platform; third; wide range; /33/
Citation Formats
Hunter, Steven L, Boro, Carl O, and Farris, Alvis. Tiltmeter leveling mechanism. United States: N. p., 2002.
Web.
Hunter, Steven L, Boro, Carl O, & Farris, Alvis. Tiltmeter leveling mechanism. United States.
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"Tiltmeter leveling mechanism". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874345.
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title = {Tiltmeter leveling mechanism},
author = {Hunter, Steven L and Boro, Carl O and Farris, Alvis},
abstractNote = {A tiltmeter device having a pair of orthogonally disposed tilt sensors that are levelable within an inner housing containing the sensors. An outer housing can be rotated to level at least one of the sensor pair while the inner housing can be rotated to level the other sensor of the pair. The sensors are typically rotated up to about plus or minus 100 degrees. The device is effective for measuring tilts in a wide range of angles of inclination of wells and can be employed to level a platform containing a third sensor.},
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