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Determining broadband mud properties

US11365625B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 8, 2019
Grant dateJun 21, 2022
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Expiry dateSep 4, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01V3/38
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for determining mud properties may comprise taking multi-frequency measurement data with a downhole tool, selecting an injector electrode from the one or more injector electrodes for the multi-frequency measurement data, selecting data from the multi-frequency measurement data with low resistivity or a large standoff, creating a forward model based at least partially on the selected data by making initial guesses of model parameters for one or more mud properties, performing a cost function minimization with the forward model, identifying from the cost function minimization if a misfit is above or below a threshold, and identifying the one or more mud properties based at least in part on the cost function minimization. A system may comprise a downhole tool including a mandrel, one or more arms, one or more pads, and one or more injector electrodes. The system may further include an information handling system.

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