Inventors:
Bernd Strassner - College Station TX, US
Kai Chang - College Station TX, US
George Savage - Grove OK, US
Paul Koomey - Houston TX, US
International Classification:
G08B013/14
Abstract:
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method is provided that includes coupling an identification tag to a drilling component and providing information associated with the drilling component in the identification tag. The identification tag receives an incoming electromagnetic signal during an operation involving the drilling component. The identification tag responds to the incoming electromagnetic signal by communicating an outgoing electromagnetic signal that includes the information associated with the drilling component.