While-drilling apparatus for measuring streaming potentials and determining earth formation characteristics and other useful information
US7388380B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 9, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V3/265
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Logging-while-drilling apparatus and methodologies for measuring streaming potential in an earth formation are provided. The apparatus and methodologies can be utilized to find information relevant to the drilling operations. In particular, since the streaming potential measurement relates directly to fluid flow, the streaming potential measurements can be used to track flow of fluids in the formation. In turn, this information may be used to find information relevant to the drilling operations, such as under-balanced drilling conditions, abnormal formation pressures, open fractures, the permeability of the formation, and formation pressure.
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