Method and apparatus for the use of multicomponent induction tool for geosteering and formation resistivity data interpretation in horizontal wells
US7463035B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 24, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V3/28
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Measurements made with a multicomponent logging instrument when used in a substantially horizontal borehole in earth formations are diagnostic of the direction of beds relative to the position of the borehole. When the logging instrument is conveyed on a drilling assembly, the drilling trajectory may be maintained to follow a predetermined trajectory or to maintain a desired distance from a boundary such as an oil-water contact.
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