Method and apparatus for imaging a borehole sidewall
US5502686A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 1, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V11/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for concurrently gathering acoustic and resistivity data for mapping the texture of the sidewall of a borehole using a single imaging tool. The data are sampled, formatted and merged to provide a single composite image of the borehole sidewall.
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