Formation coring apparatus and methods
US8550184B2 · kind B2 · utility
7Cited by
35References
14Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 7, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B47/0025
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Methods comprising: lowering a downhole tool into a wellbore extending into a subterranean formation, wherein the downhole tool comprises a coring tool and a measurement tool; performing a measurement regarding the formation using the measurement tool; determining a section of interest within the formation relative to an axis of the coring tool based on the measurement; orienting a coring bit of the coring tool relative to the section of interest; and extending the oriented coring bit into the formation.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.