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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 28, 1997
Albert A Alexy, Jr, Katy, TX (US);
Arnold M Walkow, Houston, TX (US);
Randy Gold, Houston, TX (US);
James E Brewer, Houston, TX (US);
Western Atlas International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A well logging instrument string including a first section adapted to be operated substantially in contact with a wall of a wellbore, a coupling connected at one end to one end of the first section. The coupling includes first and second flexible joints for enabling relative angular deflection between the first section and a second section. The coupling includes a biasing mechanism for urging at least one of either the first or the second flexible joints, or both, to assume their positions of maximum angular deflection. The instrument string includes a second section connected to the other end of the coupling. The second section is adapted to be operated spaced apart from the wellbore wall.