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Method and apparatus for imaging a borehole sidewall

US5502686A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 1, 1994
Grant dateMar 26, 1996
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Expiry dateAug 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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