Inventors:
Richard A. Allwes - Pittsburgh PA
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the
Interior - Washington DC
International Classification:
E21B 4900
Abstract:
A pressure sensor (10) is useful for monitoring stress changes and stress fields in a medium (12) having a borehole (14) defined therein. The pressure sensor uses piston assemblies (22, 24, 26) to transmit pressure changes to gages (84) via a fluid in a fluid line (78). The piston assemblies can be spaced apart angularly and longitudinally of the borehole to monitor a plurality of locations (16, 18 and 20), and are angularly movable with respect to each other.