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Electromagnetic logging tool calibration system

US7414391B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 10, 2003
Grant dateAug 19, 2008
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Expiry dateOct 10, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01V13/00
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Techniques for calibrating an electromagnetic logging tool equipped with a plurality of antennas, with at least one antenna having its axis at an angle with respect to a tool axis, include disposing a test loop about the tool such that an axis of the tool and a plane on which the test loop lies form a tilt angle that is between about 0 and 90 degrees. An induced signal is measured at one of the antennas by energizing another of the antennas. Embodiments analyze the induced signal corresponding to a max or min extrema associated with a coupling effect due to the test loop. In other embodiments a corrected signal is compared with a calculated signal.

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