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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:
Mar. 20, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2006
Kuo Chiang Chen, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Robert C. Smith, Houston, TX (US);
David T. Oliver, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Gary A. Hazen, Houston, TX (US);
Dean M. Homan, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Jan W. Smits, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Kuo Chiang Chen, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Robert C. Smith, Houston, TX (US);
David T. Oliver, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Gary A. Hazen, Houston, TX (US);
Dean M. Homan, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Jan W. Smits, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abstract
A well logging tool and method are disclosed comprising a conductive mandrel, an antenna array disposed around the conductive mandrel, wherein the antenna array comprises a plurality of antennas disposed on insulating supports and at least one contact spacer, the at least one contact spacer having at least one conductor channel having a contact assembly disposed therein, a sleeve disposed over the antenna array, wherein the sleeve includes at least one electrode assembly, the at least one electrode and the contact assembly adapted to provide a radially conductive path from an exterior of the well logging tool to the conductive mandrel and wherein the electrode assembly comprises a first conductor exposed to the exterior of the well logging tool and at least one second conductor conductively connected to the first conductor and exposed to an inner surface of the sleeve, wherein at least one of the first conductor or the second conductor being in sealed contact with the sleeve to prevent the passage of fluid through the sleeve.