Patent ID: 9581011
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: E21B

Claim:
1. A system for capturing images of a target downhole, comprising: a. a camera system having an optical field-of-view configurable for sideview, downview for capturing data comprising a set of captured image frames, or both, wherein the camera system comprises at least two imaging systems to determine respective two-dimensional positioning data included in the captured data; b. fine-tuning means for locating the camera system nearby the target chosen from a downhole caliper mechanism and a bend-sub attached to the camera system; c. a jet-flushing system for replacing downhole fluid with jet-flushing fluid to establish a clean optical path in the optical field-of-view between the camera and a downhole target surface; d. an illumination system; e. an image processing system for processing the captured data downhole, wherein the image processing system is configured to combine the respective two-dimensional positioning data to determine three-dimensional positioning data; f. a communication system for transmitting the captured data, processed data or both, or three-dimensional positioning data to surface in real-time; and g. a surface acquisition system for receiving the transmitted data.