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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1993
Filed:
Jun. 15, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Louis H Rorden, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V / ; G01V / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
324339 ; 324347 ; 324366 ; 324369 ;
Abstract
The method and apparatus relies on a modified induction approach and preferably is incorporated into a metal drill collar for MWD measurements. A primary changing magnetic field is formed in a formation by a transmitting antenna which is in a groove on the surface of a drilling collar. Such drill collar also carries a plurality of detecting antennas and/or current detectors which detect the value of current induced in the formation to provide a resistivity profile immediately adjacent the borehole. An embodiment uses a hybrid modified induction and electrical approach.