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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2002
Applicants:
Jean-pierre Delhomme, Boulogne Billancourt, FR;
Christian Jennevin, Moscow, RU;
Philippe Souhaite, Paris, FR;
Eric Veignat, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jean-Pierre Delhomme, Boulogne Billancourt, FR;
Christian Jennevin, Moscow, RU;
Philippe Souhaite, Paris, FR;
Eric Veignat, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/20 (2006.01); E21B 47/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A well () for producing water is characterized in that it includes a network of widely spaced electrodes () electrically coupled with measurement means () or with electric current generation means (). By utilizing a measurement result, the progression of a salt water front heading for the well () may be detected.