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Pulsed electromagnetic dipmeter method and apparatus employing coils with finite spacing

US5115198A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 14, 1989
Grant dateMay 19, 1992
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Expiry dateSep 14, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01V3/28
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The transmitter and receiver coils (35,40) in an electromagnetic dipmeter (10) are separated by a finite spacing (L) to remove borehole positional effects. Dip and strike are then determined with the same methods available for zero spacing devices by pulsing the transmitter signal.

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