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Method and apparatus for the determination of the thickness of a mudcake layer on a borehole wall traversing a subsurface earth formation

US3973188A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 6, 1975
Grant dateAug 3, 1976
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Expiry dateMay 6, 1995

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01V3/24
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An electrical well logging apparatus of the spherical focusing type is suspended in a borehole drilled into an earth formation and is utilized to provide information regarding the thickness of the mudcake formed on the borehole wall.

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