HIGH-SPEED CAMERA TO MONITOR SURFACE DRILLING DYNAMICS AND PROVIDE OPTICAL DATA LINK FOR RECEIVING DOWNHOLE DATA

摘要

An apparatus for drilling a borehole into the earth includes a drill string configured to drill the borehole and a high-speed camera configured to capture a series of images of the drill tubular at a speed high enough to image information of interest while the drill tubular is in operation. The apparatus further includes a processor configured to receive and process the series of images to provide the information of interest.