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Well logging apparatus and method for determining formation resistivity at a shallow and a deep depth

US4899112A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 30, 1987
Grant dateFeb 6, 1990
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Expiry dateOct 30, 2007

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01V3/30
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Well logging techniques and apparatus are disclosed for determining formation resistivity at different radial depths of investigation and with greater accuracy than prior techniques, for determining the existence, locations and properties of beds and caves, and for determining changes in the size of a borehole.

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